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Senior Investigator


John Hines Chief Technologist NASA Ames Research Center


ano satellites opened up space explo- ration to a wider world. At NASA, John Hines is founding father of the first of its kind GeneSat-1 satellite spacecraft. The 11-pound GeneSat-1 carried bacteria inside miniature laboratories, and the nano satel- lite was launched in December 2006 as the payload on Air Force Minotaur 1 rocket which delivered the Air Force TacSat 2 satellite to orbit.


N According to Hines, GeneSat-1 was


NASA’s first automated, self-contained biological spaceflight experi- ment on a satellite of its size. Researchers said that the knowledge gained from GeneSat-1 will help scientists understand how space- flight affects the human body. Gene-Sat-1’s onboard micro-labora- tories with sensors and optical systems can detect proteins that are


the products of genetic activity. Scientists still receive data from the satellite regularly.


Nano satellites fit in a backpack. Their sizes range from small and micro to nano and pico with masses ranging from 500 kilogram (small) to 1 kilogram (pico). Nano satellites are not just shrink- ing technology, they are reframing satellite science, and providing valuable mission training and experience to the next generation of engineers.


In recognition of his accomplishments in aerospace medicine and space life science, Hines received the 2006 Jeffries Aerospace Medicine and Life Sciences Research Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Hines is investigator/tech- nologist for Smart Healthcare monitoring systems for developing sen- sors, biotelemetry and systems for human exploration applications. As chief technologist in the Ames Research Center Engineering Directorate and Small Spacecraft Division, Hines directed the design, development, test and evaluation of space systems and developed biological, biomedical, biosensor and bioinstrumentation technolo- gies from conception to feasibility and spaceflight hardware systems implementation. The technologies are either crosscutting, which serve multiple NASA mission directorates, industry, and other government agencies, or game changing which enable currently unrealizable ap- proaches to space systems and missions. Hines has a bachelor of science degree from Tuskegee Univer-


sity and a master’s in biomedical and electrical engineering from Stanford University. His nearly 35 years of combines NASA and Air Force experience in program/project management, satellite/space- flight hardware development, electronic systems engineering.


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