launch-control experience
Technical support shaped by mission-critical systems.
Live support from an eX-NASA systems-engineering contractor.
Sunrise in Firing Room 1 · Personal photograph
from shuttle to artemis
Twelve years inside complex systems.
Tech X is led by a systems-engineering contractor with twelve years of experience supporting NASA programs at Kennedy Space Center.
Responsibilities included Windows Server, Active Directory, desktop systems, hardware, data centers, firing-room consoles, and interconnected launch-control systems.
As a Senior Systems Engineer, Danny supported system configuration, testing, and launch-control operations across development, test, and production environments in Launch Control Center Firing Rooms 1, 2, and 3.
Tech X applies the same disciplined approach to every customer: understand the system, isolate the problem, protect the environment, and document the resolution.
firing room one
From Apollo and Shuttle to Artemis II.
Kennedy Space Center's Launch Control Center was built in 1967 for Apollo. Firing Room 1 supported early Apollo missions and the first Space Shuttle flight, then was modernized for the Artemis era—including Artemis I in 2022 and the first crewed Artemis mission in 2026.
Built for Apollo
In 1967, the Launch Control Center opened to direct Apollo launch operations from Complex 39 and coordinate the ground systems required to send crews toward the Moon.
First Shuttle flight
In 1981, Firing Room One supported STS-1, the first Space Shuttle mission, coordinating the launch systems required to send Columbia into orbit.
Artemis I
In 2022, the modernized Young-Crippen Firing Room controlled Artemis I, the uncrewed flight test that launched NASA's new lunar exploration campaign.
Artemis II
On April 1, 2026, Artemis II launched four astronauts from Pad 39B on Orion's first crewed flight and a nearly 10-day voyage around the Moon.
selected project photographs
Shuttle, launch-control, and systems projects.
Personal historical photographs from prior projects. Agency and company names do not imply endorsement or current affiliation.
the same systems mindset
Focused on the problem in front of you.
Mission-critical experience becomes practical support for computers, networks, accounts, applications, storage, connected devices, home offices, and small-business systems.
You receive direct assistance from an experienced technician—not an anonymous call center or a chain of handoffs.
an unusual launch-control credit
Yes, that was Tech X in Sharknado 3.
During filming inside the Launch Control Center, Danny and members of the project team appeared as extras in Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!. Danny is also listed among the film’s NASA credits.
Plus a brief, entirely unsuccessful Hollywood career. 🙂
Film frames are staged for factual review. Final public use remains subject to rights review.
technical experience behind the support
Complex systems experience applied to everyday technology.
The experience behind Tech X includes Windows Server, Active Directory, Linux, VMware, networking, messaging, storage, virtualization, and data-center systems.
Hilton Grand VacationsDirectory, messaging, and reservation systems
Windows Server, Active Directory, Linux, UNIX, HP-UX, messaging infrastructure, and reservation systems.
Orlando HealthVMware vSphere administration
Linux and Windows Server virtual machines across interconnected data centers with storage, failover, and disaster recovery.
Active Directory and Windows ServerIdentity and systems administration
Domains, users, groups, Group Policy, permissions, authentication, server roles, and directory-connected services.
Systems operationsInfrastructure and platform support
Infrastructure administration, identity services, platform migrations, and interconnected systems.
Hilton photograph: Supercarwaar, CC BY-SA 4.0, adapted for layout. Orlando Regional Medical Center photograph: Brian Minnich, public domain.
Organizations are identified as professional history and do not imply endorsement or current affiliation.
certified systems experience
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with Linux and VMware experience.
Experience includes Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, Linux, VMware, storage, networking, identity services, and virtualized infrastructure.
experienced technical support