Ronald M. Sega

Ronald Sega
Ronald Sega
LandUSA
OrganisationNASA
ausgewählt17. Januar 1990
(13. NASA-Gruppe)
Einsätze2 Raumflüge
Start des
ersten Raumflugs
3. Februar 1994
Landung des
letzten Raumflugs
31. März 1996
Zeit im Weltraum17d 12h 25min
ausgeschieden1. Juli 1996
Raumflüge

Ronald Michael „Ron“ Sega (* 4. Dezember 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Astronaut.

Sega erhielt 1974 einen Bachelor in Mathematik und Physik von der United States Air Force Academy und 1975 einen Master in Physik von der Ohio State University. 1982 erhielt er einen Doktortitel in Elektrotechnik von der University of Colorado at Boulder.

1976 erhielt Sega von der United States Air Force seinen Pilotenschein und arbeitete als Pilotenausbilder bis 1979 auf der Williams Air Force Base. 1982 wurde er Professor an der University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Zwischendurch war er als Forscher auch an der Air Force Academy und der University of Houston, wo er am Space Vacuum Epitaxy Center die Wake Shield Facility mitentwickelte. Diese flog bei später auf insgesamt drei Space-Shuttle-Missionen mit in den Weltraum.

Astronautentätigkeit

Im Januar 1990 wurde Sega von der NASA als Astronautenanwärter ausgewählt. Von November 1994 bis März 1995 war Sega Director of Operations der NASA im Juri-Gagarin-Kosmonautentrainingszentrum in Swjosdny Gorodok bei Moskau.

STS-60

Am 3. Februar 1994 startete Sega als Missionsspezialist mit der Raumfähre Discovery zum ersten Mal ins All. Eine Besonderheit dieses Fluges war, dass mit Sergei Krikaljow zum ersten Mal ein russischer Raumfahrer mit einem amerikanischen Raumschiff flog. Die Wake Shield Facility und das Spacehab-Modul waren die Hauptnutzlasten an Bord.

STS-76

Am 22. März 1996 startete Sega als Nutzlastkommandant mit der Raumfähre Atlantis zur russischen Raumstation Mir. Mit der dritten Rendezvous-Mission wurde die Astronautin Shannon Lucid zur Raumstation Mir gebracht. Außerdem wurden Versorgungsgüter, Ausrüstungen und Experimentiergut geliefert, verschiedene Geräte außenbords der Station montiert sowie technologische und biologische Experimente im Spacehab durchgeführt.

Nach der NASA

Ronald Sega während seiner Zeit als Under Secretary of the Air Force

Nach seinem Ausscheiden aus der NASA im Juli 1996 kehrte Sega an die University of Colorado at Colorado Springs zurück. 2001 wurde er Assistent des Verteidigungsministers für nukleare, chemische und biologische Programme. Im August 2001 wurde er zum Director of Defense Research and Engineering im Büro des Verteidigungsministers ernannt. Von August 2005 bis August 2007 war er als Nachfolger von Peter B. Teets stellvertretender Luftwaffenstaatssekretär (Under Secretary of the Air Force). Er war Gründer, Direktor und Professor des Systems Engineering Programms an der Colorado State University und Vizepräsident für angewandte Forschung der Colorado State University Research Foundation (CSURF).

Privates

Ronald Sega war mit der ehemaligen Astronautin Bonnie Dunbar verheiratet und hat zwei Kinder.

Siehe auch

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STS-60 crew patch
  • The design of the crew patch for NASA's STS-60 mission depicts the Space Shuttle Discovery's on-orbit configuration. The American and Russian flags symbolize the partnership of the two countries and their crew members taking flight into space together for the first time. The open payload bay contains: the Space Habitation Module (Spacehab), a commercial space laboratory for life and material science experiments; and a Getaway Special Bridge Assembly in the aft section carrying various experiments, both deployable and attached. A scientific experiment to create and measure an ultra-vacuum environment and perform semiconductor material science – the Wake Shield Facility – is shown on the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) prior to deployment.
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Dr. Ronald M. Sega is Under Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. Dr. Sega is responsible for all actions of the Air Force on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force and is acting Secretary in the Secretary's absence. In that capacity, he oversees the recruiting, training and equipping of more than 710,000 people, and a budget of approximately $110 billion. Designated the Department of Defense Executive Agent for Space, Dr. Sega develops, coordinates and integrates plans and programs for space systems and the acquisition of all DoD space major defense acquisition programs.

Dr. Sega has had an extensive career in government service, academia and research. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1974 as a distinguished graduate. His active-duty assignments included instructor pilot and Department of Physics faculty member at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He entered the Air Force Reserve in 1982 with the 901st Tactical Airlift Group at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., serving in a variety of operations positions. From 1987 to 2001 he served at Air Force Space Command in several assignments, including Mission Ready Crew Commander for satellite operations for the Global Positioning System, Defense Support Program and Midcourse Space Experiment. A command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours, he retired from the Air Force Reserve in 2005 as a major general, last serving as the reserve assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Dr. Sega joined NASA as an astronaut in 1990, making his first shuttle flight in 1994 aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. From November 1994 to March 1995, he was NASA's Director of Operations, Russia, responsible for managing NASA activities supporting astronaut and cosmonaut training for flight on the Russian Mir space station. He completed his second shuttle flight in 1996 as payload commander for the third shuttle/Mir docking mission aboard Atlantis, completing his astronaut tenure with 420 hours in space.

Since 1982, Dr. Sega has been a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with a rank of professor since 1990. In addition to teaching and research activities, he was Technical Director of the Laser and Aerospace Mechanics Directorate at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s F.J. Seiler Research Laboratory, and Assistant Director of the Space Vacuum Epitaxy Center, including management of the Wake Shield Facility Flight Programs at the University of Houston. Dr. Sega was the Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado from 1996 to 2001. In August 2001, he was appointed as the Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Office of the Secretary of Defense, serving as chief technical officer for the Department and the chief adviser to the Secretary of Defense and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics for scientific and technical matters. Dr. Sega has authored or co-authored more than 100 technical publications, has served on numerous local, regional and national advisory and governance boards, and he is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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Portrait des Astronauten Ronald Sega
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STS-76 Mission Insignia

The STS-76 crew patch depicts the Space Shuttle Atlantis and Russia's Mir Space Station as the space ships prepare for a rendezvous and docking. The Spirit of 76, an era of new beginnings, is represented by the Space Shuttle rising through the circle of 13 stars in the Betsy Ross flag. STS-76 begins a new period of international cooperation in space exploration with the first Shuttle transport of a United States astronaut, Shannon W. Lucid, to the Mir Space Station for extended joint space research. Frontiers for future exploration are represented by stars and the planets. The three gold trails and the ring of stars in union form the astronaut logo. Two suited extravehicular activity (EVA) crew members in the outer ring represent the first EVA during Shuttle-Mir docked operations. The EVA objectives were to install science experiments on the Mir exterior and to develop procedures for future EVA's on the International Space Station. The surnames of the crew members encircle the patch: Kevin P. Chilton, mission commander; Richard A. Searfoss, pilot; Ronald M. Sega, Michael R. ( Rich) Clifford, Linda M. Godwin and Lucid, all mission specialists. This patch was designed by Brandon Clifford, age 12, and the crew members of STS-76.