Eyes On The Cape

By:  Ron Caswell

Ron Caswell Presentations

My passion is to describe the wonderments of space exploration through my public presentations.  Secondary themes strengthen the audience self-confidence, talk about opportunities of today, how to obtain them, and use terms the general public can understand.  We do live in an exciting time of discovery!

I work at Kennedy Space Center as an International Space Station liaison engineer for the Johnson Space Center.  I have worked in the U.S. Space Program for 22 years.  My Bachelor of Science degree in engineering is from the University of Central Florida (Orlando).  Vacations have taken me to Kazakhstan to see a Russian Manned Soyuz launch, to French Guiana South America to see an European Ariane 4 rocket launch, and have been to Peenemünde Germany twice to see the “Cradle of Space Flight” where Wernher von Braun’s team launched the first rocket to escape Earth’s atmosphere.

My speaking engagements have included elementary schools, summer space camps, Society Of Woman Engineers, Introducing Girls to Engineering Workshop, Lego League International, many Civil Air Patrol functions, Mensa Societies, Masonic Lodge, Rotary International, Brain Injury Association of Florida, United States Air Force, Space Center Management Associations, and others. 

Currently I have two PowerPoint presentations in ingoing development and use.  Presentations are adjusted to the audience and the length of time allowed.  The minimum time I like to speak is 45 minutes.  It is hard to develop a complete set of ideas in less time.  If more time is available, I can develop ideas presented into greater detail, and have a better dialog with the audience.  My presentations will be adjusted to your needs.

The first PowerPoint motivational presentation is “The Space Shuttle and the International Space Station; what they are and what they do for you.”  After this presentation audiences have a better understanding of the United States Manned Space Program.  Objectives are shown through fascinating pictures and from my passionate descriptions.  The Space Shuttle and the International Space Station are incredible machines.  What they are, how they work, and opportunities of today are discussed.

My second presentation is “What happened to Space Shuttle Columbia, how we found out, and why it is important to study math and science”.  This PowerPoint presentation shows what a bi-pod foam ramp is, and describes the tremendous effort put into the forensics of discovering the cause of Space Shuttle Columbia’s accident.  The Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s (CAIB) effort of recovering and analyzing the debris, reading thousands of pages of documents, coming to conclusions, and writing the investigation report, is truly an incredible story. 

We are explorers and will always be so.  It is healthy and important for mankind to explore the mysteries of the universe.  If we were not to explore, we would not have been given the ability to: wonder, or invent exploration machines.  There is so much more to learn about the universe and about ourselves!  I also look forward to the opportunity of working with you!!

Truly, Ron Caswell P.O. Box 10182 Titusville, Fl 23783 mailto:caswellr@earthlink.net

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