Carlos Fontanot
Imagery Manager, International Space Station @NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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WORK HISTORY
Imagery Manager, International Space Station @NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Houston, TX, US
Management and integration of all NASA and International Partner imagery activities for the ISS, including the development of imagery requirements, acquisition, distribution, and archiving of ISS imagery• Definition and procurement of ISS imagery related flight and training equipment• Principal Investigator for the High Definition Earth Viewing payload scheduled to fly on SpaceX-3• Through a partnership with JAXA, implemented at Zero Cost to the ISS a permanent HD downlink capability from the ISS in 2009 through the Multiple Protocol Converter (MPC), which is now the preferred method to downlink live and recorded high quality video from the ISS• In collaboration with the Shuttle Office, enabled IMAX to use the MPC and G1 cameras for their impressive Hubble IMAX movie. • mplemented live broadcasts for NASA TV of launch and landings of NASA crew members onboard Soyuz vehicles from Kazakhstan after the Columbia accident. Negotiated with Russian television teleport and broadcasters for competitive rates. Once process was established, handed over the project to PAO for continuing operations. Today, all Soyuz launch and landing operations are covered live on NASA TV in HDTV.
EDUCATION
University of Houston
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
SKILLS
ABOUT CARLOS FONTANOT
Imagery Manager, International Space Station, NASA
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