From the first lunar footsteps of Apollo to the threshold of humanity's return aboard the Artemis missions, Ted Michalek has been part of the fabric of Goddard for 55 years - and counting!
Name: Theodore "Ted" Michalek
Title: Chief technical engineer (retired), now consultant
Formal Job Classification: Thermal engineer
Organization: Thermal Engineering Branch (Code 545), Mechanical Division (Code 540) and Systems Review Office, Flight Assurance Directorate (Code 301)
Theodore "Ted" Michalek is a consultant thermal engineer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. After 40 years at Goddard, he retired in 2009, but returned part-time as a contractor consultant.
Courtesy of Ted Michalek
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