{"id":132461,"date":"2022-11-16T09:10:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T14:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=132461"},"modified":"2023-11-21T12:59:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T17:59:44","slug":"artemis-engineer-by-day-launch-photographer-by-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/artemis-engineer-by-day-launch-photographer-by-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Artemis Engineer by Day, Launch Photographer by Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft finally launched from the Kennedy Space Center as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/space\/artemis-program\/\">Artemis 1 mission<\/a>, it will not only be a triumph for NASA, but for the UCF alumni who contributed to its development. More than 30 alumni work on the project, including<strong> Ben Bair \u201919<\/strong>, a fluids design engineer for Jacobs, which is the largest contractor at KSC supporting NASA\u2019s Exploration Ground Systems.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_132471\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\" class=\"figure mx-auto d-block\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img  img-fluid w-100 wp-image-132471 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_2022.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_2022.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_2022-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_2022-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_2022-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_2022-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img  img-fluid w-100 wp-image-132471 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_2022.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_2022-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_2022-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_2022-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_2022-360x240.jpg 360w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_2022.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Ben Bair &#8217;19 in front of the SLS rocket. (Photo by Tracy Yates\/Jacobs)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bair, who earned a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/mechanical-engineering-bsme\/\">bachelor\u2019s in mechanical engineering<\/a> at UCF, says that being a part of this historic launch with his fellow Knights is a great experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great recognizing old classmates, working with them and continuing to learn our careers day in and day out,\u201d Bair says. \u201cIt adds a layer of camaraderie unlike anywhere else, knowing we all earned our engineering skills at UCF and are now carrying the torch for the Artemis program.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed oembed oembed-rich d-flex flex-column align-items-center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And we have lift off! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Artemis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Artemis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreGoing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeAreGoing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bair_Witness?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Bair_Witness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xmUKFCH7c2\">pic.twitter.com\/xmUKFCH7c2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jacobs (@JacobsConnects) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacobsConnects\/status\/1592795905240858625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p><\/div>\n<p>As a fluids design engineer, Bair has the opportunity to work on several aspects of the Artemis launches, including the pneumatic pressure systems for the SLS, fluids analysis for flow and pressure projections, and the ocean landing and recovery of the Orion spacecraft.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_132468\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\" class=\"figure mx-auto d-block\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img size-full wp-image-132468 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_SpaceX-Starlink.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_SpaceX-Starlink.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_SpaceX-Starlink-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_SpaceX-Starlink-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_SpaceX-Starlink-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_SpaceX-Starlink-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img size-full wp-image-132468 img-fluid lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_SpaceX-Starlink.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_SpaceX-Starlink-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_SpaceX-Starlink-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_SpaceX-Starlink-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_SpaceX-Starlink-360x240.jpg 360w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_SpaceX-Starlink.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Launch of a SpaceX Starlink mission over the Wildlife Refuge and through a cloud of stars. This was the tenth flight of this particular re-usable Falcon 9 rocket. (Photo by Ben Bair &#8217;19)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFor landing and recovery operations, we provide inflatable equipment similar to what Tom Hanks was rescued in at the end of the movie <em>Apollo 13<\/em>,\u201d Bair says. \u201cMy department covers all of the fluids systems for Artemis, and I have had the unique opportunity to contribute to most of those systems, gaining a variety of valuable experiences and knowledge through every single one.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_132469\" style=\"max-width: 350px;\" class=\"figure float-left\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-132469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Jacobs_2022-300x200.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Jacobs_2022-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Jacobs_2022-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Jacobs_2022-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Jacobs_2022-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Jacobs_2022.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-132469 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Jacobs_2022-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Jacobs_2022-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Jacobs_2022-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Jacobs_2022-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Jacobs_2022.jpg 1200w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Jacobs_2022-300x200.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Jacobs plays a key role in NASA\u2019s Artemis program, providing a majority of the engineering services needed to build and launch the SLS rocket, which was assembled in the Vehicle Assembly Building in the background. (Photo by Ben Bair &#8217;19)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bair started his career at Jacobs through a summer internship that lasted throughout his senior year of college. That internship turned into a full-time job that continues his family\u2019s legacy at the Kennedy Space Center. His mother, an administrative assistant, and his father, a safety professional, met during their work on the Space Shuttle program. His grandfather also worked on the Space Shuttle program as well as the Apollo-Soyuz mission.<\/p>\n<p>When Bair isn\u2019t working on Artemis or other spacecrafts, he\u2019s capturing launch activities in photos that he posts to his Twitter account, @Bair_Witness, and that NASA often shares on its social media accounts. He says that he\u2019s always had an interest in photography and he developed his skills behind the camera during his time at UCF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started focusing on rocket photography once I started taking engineering classes,\u201d Bair says. \u201cTaking photos added a layer of connection to what I was studying at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_132467\" style=\"max-width: 350px;\" class=\"figure float-left\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"figure-img  img-fluid w-100 wp-image-132467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Boeing-300x200.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Boeing-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Boeing-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Boeing-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Boeing-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Boeing.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"figure-img  img-fluid w-100 wp-image-132467 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Boeing-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Boeing-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Boeing-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Boeing-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Boeing.jpg 1200w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Boeing-300x200.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Launch of the Boeing Starliner capsule aboard an Atlas V rocket to the International Space Station. This was a successful test mission and the next one will fly astronauts to space. (Photo by Ben Bair &#8217;19)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The amateur photographer says he enjoys the challenge of manually setting up the camera, capturing the right moment and editing the final image to perfection. He\u2019s captured many rocket launches before, but the Artemis 1 launch was a chance to capture history in the making.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSLS is the largest and most powerful rocket in existence and the Artemis program is the greatest application of minds, resources and international cooperation in the history of humanity,\u201d Bair says. \u201cI have a unique perspective from my position as an engineer. I only hope my photos can capture a glimpse into it for everyone who has contributed and for the wider world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As an engineer, Bair has a firsthand view of the innovation, changes and progress within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/aerospace-defense\/\">aerospace industry<\/a>. He not only knows how the rocket systems work, but how the internal systems among space companies and agencies work. With his engineering eye at the viewfinder, he brings the work at KSC into focus for the rest of the world to see.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaking photos allows me to focus this energy and share the big picture with the with family, friends and the wider world who may otherwise not have a direct link to the program,\u201d Bair says. \u201cEven if it\u2019s just one glimpse of one photo \u2013 if someone learns about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/space\/\">return to the moon<\/a> through just that \u2014 it makes it all worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_132464\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\" class=\"figure mx-auto d-block\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img size-full wp-image-132464 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Artemis1_Sunset.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Artemis1_Sunset.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Artemis1_Sunset-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Artemis1_Sunset-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Artemis1_Sunset-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Artemis1_Sunset-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img size-full wp-image-132464 img-fluid lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Artemis1_Sunset.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Artemis1_Sunset-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Artemis1_Sunset-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Artemis1_Sunset-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Artemis1_Sunset-360x240.jpg 360w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/11\/Ben-Bair_Artemis1_Sunset.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The day turns to night over Launch Pad 39B. 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