Mr. Hagopian served as the lead servo engineer for the GOES I-M series of missions, concentrating on instrument and spacecraft control mechanisms, and end-to-end instrument system performance. Three spacecraft were successfully launched and operated during his tenure. Mr. Hagopian then became the Assistant Chief for Technology for the Mechanical Systems Division, coordinating mechanical systems technology advances in support of Earth and space science missions and instruments. Focus areas included mechanical, thermal, optomechanical, electromechanical, materials, test, and analysis technologies for advanced instruments and large aperture systems. During this timeframe, he served on details as the Associate Chief of the Instrument Systems Division and as Chief Engineer of the Earth Sciences Directorate, before returning to the Mechanical Systems Division as the Associate Chief where he was responsible for the planning, implementing, directing and coordinating of a comprehensive program for all activities in the Division, which was comprised of over 300 engineers and technicians. Mr. Hagopian currently serves as the NESC Chief Engineer at GSFC, where he provides direct insight into high risk activities at Goddard by staying current on all issues through review and regular communications with the S&MA, Engineering and Project communities.

Frank has been employed at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center since graduation; starting as a design analyst in Guidance, Navigation and Control, serving as a mission systems engineer in the Spacecraft Systems Engineering Office, and providing leadership and vision to a team of Guidance, Navigation & Control engineers as the head of the Guidance, Navigation and Control Branch and then the Chief of the Guidance, Navigation and Control (GN&C) Division. His role as the GN&C division chief encompassed the design, development, and qualification of advanced GN&C systems for a wide spectrum of space systems, experiments, sub-orbital and launch vehicles at the Greenbelt and Wallops Flight Facility campuses.

Mr. Bauer's primary research interests include spaceborne applications of the Global Positioning System (GPS), space vehicle formation flying and space vehicle precision pointing. In his free time, Mr. Bauer serves as the program manager of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) payload--an educational outreach program that allows students to communicate and interact directly with astronauts on-board the International Space Station via Amateur Radio.

Mr. Bauer received his Bachelor's and Master's degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue University.

In his current role, Mr. Kichak serves the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) as the Discipline Expert for Power and Avionics.