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JEFF KRUKIN
Executive Director of the Space Frontier Foundation
Born in the era of Sputnik, Jeff Krukin's first garbled words as an infant likely meant, "What is that beeping sound in the sky?" Thus began a passionate interest in space, which was further influenced by the Apollo program, "2001: A Space Odyssey," and the original Star Trek series.
Jeff Krukin's direct space involvement began in 1979 with a summer job at NASA Headquarters. July 11th was a particularly exciting day, as Australia called to report the impact of Skylab debris. Jeff answered the phone, and feeling somewhat unqualified to handle this he immediately delegated the task to someone else. Talk about leadership!
Jeff Krukin returned to NASA Headquarters in 1981, with a six-month graduate internship in the International Affairs Division. He was in the auditorium when the space shuttle Columbia was first launched on April 12th.
Returning to Houston and determined to participate in the space program, Jeff became an IBM Systems Engineer at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Thus began the unraveling of Jeff Krukin's commitment to NASA, as he realized this wasn't the same agency that had brilliantly succeeded with its lunar challenge. His emotional commitment to NASA died a slow and painful death, and Jeff Krukin searched for a different way to support human space activity.
Returning to Houston and determined to participate in the space program, Jeff was hired by IBM and became a Systems Engineer at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Thus began the unraveling of Jeff Krukin's commitment to NASA, as he realized this wasn't the same agency that had brilliantly succeeded with its lunar challenge. Instead, Jeff discovered that NASA had become just another government agency. His emotional commitment to NASA died a slow and painful death, and Jeff Krukin searched for a different way to support human space activity.
Invited to become a Space Frontier Foundation Advocate in 1990, Jeff spent several years conducting research for various projects. Combining his passions for space and writing, in the early 1990's he wrote a monthly column on space issues entitled "Think About It," which appeared in the Journal for Space Development and other space newsletters. Jeff Krukin has also been published online and in Ad Astra, Space News, the Houston Chronicle and the Houston Business Journal, and Chelsea House published his first book essays in Spring 2005. Jeff is also a noted conference speaker and has been interviewed on radio and television news programs. Speech and interview excerpts and writing samples demonstrate the breadth of Jeff Krukin's work around the world.
Jeff became a Foundation Board Member in 1995, and the first Director of Advocates the following year. In 1997 he vacated both Foundation positions to become a ProSpace Board Member and Director of the 1998 March Storm lobbying event. For the latter, Jeff Krukin received the 1998 ProSpace Activist of the Year Award. In 1999 he became Vice President and continued as Director of March Storm. Jeff became Chairman in 2002 and served until 2004. Since January 2005, Jeff Krukin has been Executive Director of the Space Frontier Foundation.
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