He spent the earlier part of his engineering career designing and building communications networks, primarily working on DoD-based systems for the Hughes Aircraft Company and later moving into commercial wireless and satellite applications with L-3 Communications and Loral Space and Communications companies.
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He also hand-painted a pair of PT Cruisers that were commissioned by Daimler-Chrysler that were driven across the U.S. and exhibited at the Cannes Film Festival as part of a worldwide promotional tour.
After graduating, he served as a volunteer in the Peace Corps, teaching English to children of Tuareg nomads in the Saraha Desert.
After earning his master degree in 1999, he became an assistant professor of physics at the United States Military Academy in West Point.
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In June 2009, Vande Hei was selected as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20 and he completed astronaut candidate training in June 2011.
Mark T. Williams (born 1963), educator, author and risk management expert