Bidspirit auction | Astronaut Eugene H. Trinh signed
Astronaut Eugene H. Trinh signed FDC double PM Houston, TX Nov 22 PM 1989. Missions STS-50. Trinh served as the director of the physical sciences research division in the Biological and Physical Research Enterprise at NASA headquarters. He started with NASA in 1979, as a senior research scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He conducted experimental and theoretical research in fluid dynamics, fundamental materials science, and levitation technology for 20 years. He performed hands-on experimental investigations in laboratories aboard the NASA KC-135 aircraft, and on the Space Shuttle Columbia. Trinh was a payload specialist crew member on the STS-50/United States Microgravity Lab-1 Space Shuttle flight in 1992. As director of the physical sciences research division at NASA, Trinh leads the effort to develop an innovative peer-reviewed scientific program focusing on the effects of gravity on physical, chemical, and biological systems. The results of this program will enable the human exploration and development of space, providing the scientific basis for technologies permitting humankind to explore the vast expanses of the Solar System and beyond.