Pete Worden
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NASA official
SETI advocate
United States Air Force officer
astrophysicist
human
space industry executive
Pete Worden is an American astrophysicist, retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, and former director of NASA’s Ames Research Center who now leads major private space and SETI-related ventures.
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| instanceOf |
NASA official
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SETI advocate ⓘ United States Air Force officer ⓘ astrophysicist ⓘ human ⓘ space industry executive ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Arizona
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University of Michigan ⓘ |
| employer |
NASA Ames Research Center
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
astronomy
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astrophysics ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
SETI
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astrophysics ⓘ space policy ⓘ space science ⓘ |
| genre | scientific writing ⓘ |
| givenName |
Peter
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Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
management of research centers
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public outreach on space exploration ⓘ space policy advising ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating innovative, low-cost space missions
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bridging government and private space sectors ⓘ supporting SETI research ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| name | Simon Peter Worden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Pete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea | use of small satellites for space science ⓘ |
| notableProject |
collaboration between NASA and private space companies
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support of Breakthrough Listen SETI program ⓘ |
| notableWork |
advocacy for private space ventures
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leadership of NASA Ames Research Center ⓘ promotion of small satellites and CubeSats ⓘ support for Breakthrough Initiatives ⓘ |
| occupation |
aerospace executive
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astrophysicist ⓘ military officer ⓘ research administrator ⓘ space scientist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of NASA Ames Research Center ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Moffett Field, California
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Silicon Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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