Riding the Waves with Jason-1 - A Q&A with Two Mission Leaders
December 2006
Successful space missions require much more than just great technology, they need dedicated people to create them,
operate them and make the most of the information they provide. Leading the engineers, technicians and scientists
behind Jason-1 are Project Manager Mark Fujishin and Project Scientist Dr. Lee-Lueng Fu. Here's a brief look at
the mission from their unique perspectives.
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Project Manager Mark Fujishin
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Project Scientist Dr. Lee-Lueng Fu
Image credit: NASA/JPL
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Project Manager Mark Fujishin
How long have you been involved with the TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason-1 missions and in what roles?
I joined the TOPEX/Poseidon mission as a systems engineer for the spacecraft contractor, the Fairchild Space Company, in late 1987 and eventually became the project manager. Similar to many members of the TOPEX/Poseidon team who concurrently supported Jason-1, I also acted as the Jason-1 mission manager prior to my current assignment as project manager.
Project Scientist Dr. Lee-Lueng Fu
How long have you been involved with the TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason-1 missions and in what role?
I started working on TOPEX/Poseidon in 1986 and became the project scientist in 1988. I wrote the mission's science plan together with Robert Stewart, who was the project scientist from 1980-87. I was also a principal investigator leading a research team to study ocean circulation using the mission's data and numerical models.
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