Carlos Ortiz Longo

Carlos Ortiz Longo

Source NASA
Born August 18, 1962
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nationality USA
Occupation Aerospace Engineer, Scientist, and Pilot

Dr. Carlos R. Ortiz Longo (born August 18, 1962) is a NASA Aerospace Engineer and Commercial Pilot, with over 30 years expertise in Thermal Analysis, Thermal Design, Atmospheric Thermal Protection Systems, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Behavior of High Temperature Structural Ceramics, Mechanical Testing of Materials, Structural Mechanics, Astronaut Crew Health Care Systems, Project Management, and System Management.

He also has 20 years experience as a General Aviation, and Commercial and Corporate pilot.

Early years

Ortiz Longo was one of four children born to Dr. Carlos Ortiz Espada and Carmen Longo Agosto in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There he received both his primary and secondary education. He attended the following schools: Josefita Monserrate de Sellés [1] (1966 to 1968), Julio Sellés Solá [2] (1969), Sagrado Corazón de Jesus [3] (1970 to 1974), and Colegio Nuestra Sra. del Pilar (1974 to 1980)

As a child his creative imagination was encouraged by both his parents. His father, Dr. Ortiz Espada, a medical doctor and prominent pediatrician, was very influential in his life.

Joining NASA

In 1980, Ortiz Longo enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez school of engineering. During his third year, while studying mechanical engineering, he came upon an advertisement in his school stating that officials from NASA would be visiting and conducting interviews at the campus. Ortiz Longo responded to the ad and went to the interview. NASA accepted him, and offered him a Cooperative Education Program position at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, United States.

He moved to Houston in 1983, and joined the NASA Johnson Space Center. He helped train astronauts for the first Spacelab mission, which was carried aloft in the Space Shuttle Columbia's payload bay during STS-9.

He joined the Engineering Directorate at the Johnson Space Center in 1984, and at present, remains in this organization. He has worked in various Divisions in the Engineering Directorate, including: Structures and Thermal Division, Structural Engineering Division, Crew and Thermal Systems Division, Biomedical Systems Division, and various Directorate Offices.

Further Experience

Ortiz Longo Flying a North American T-6 Texan
Ortiz Longo Flying a Russian Yakovlev 50

Earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez in 1984. Inducted to the Engineering Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi.

Earned his Master of Science in Material Science and Engineering from the Cullen College of Engineering in 1993.

In 1996, Ortiz Longo was part of the Astronaut Selection Program group of 123 finalists (from a pool of 2451 qualified applicants [4] [5]), that interviewed at the Johnson Space Center to become part of Astronaut Class 16. This year, he was also named Space Shuttle Division Chief Engineer for structures, mechanics and materials.

Earned his Doctorate Degree in Material Science and Engineering from the Cullen College of Engineering in 2000.

In 2003 he began supporting the Space Station Program as System Manager for the Crew Health Care System (CHeCS).[6]

Dr. Ortiz Longo is also a commercial pilot. He is an avid flyer of vintage and experimental aircraft, including: Boeing Stearman, North American T-6 Texan, Russian Yakovlev Yak-50 (1975) and Yakovlev Yak-52, Boeing B-17, North American B-25, Max Holste Broussard, Wilga PZL-104, North American T-28 Trojan, amongst others. He also flies corporate jets, including the Gulfstream IV, Beechcraft Hawker (British Aerospace 125), Cessna Citation V, and the Embraer Phenom 300.

Written works

Among his Professional Publications and Conference Presentations are the following:

Awards

Among his many awards and recognitions are:

Personal

Andrés R. Ortiz

Source NASA
Nationality USA
Occupation Aerospace Engineer

Dr. Carlos Ortiz Longo is multilingual in basic Russian, and is fluent in English and Spanish.

His brother, Carlos E. Ortiz Longo (a.k.a. C. Enrique Ortiz), also worked for NASA. He was a Space Shuttle Avionics Software Engineer at IBM, then LORAL, Johnson Space Center, Houston. Both brothers are recipients of NASA's Silver Snoopy Award, and at times, concurrently worked in the Mission Evaluation Room (MER) [8] during Space Shuttle missions at the Johnson Space Center.

His son, Andrés R. Ortiz, a Texas A&M Aerospace Engineer graduate, also works at the Johnson Space Center in Houston as an International Space Station Flight controller for the Station Power, Articulation, and Thermal Control (SPARTAN) team.

His other son, Gabriel C. Ortiz is a Medical Doctor, and graduate of the University of Texas Galveston Branch UTMB. He is currenly part of the residency program in Internal Medicine at the Ochsner Health System in New Orleans.

See also

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ Escuela Josefita Monserrate de Sellés
    2. ↑ Escuela Julio Sellés Solá
    3. ↑ Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesus
    4. ↑ Ortiz-Longo Astronaut Selection
    5. ↑ Astronaut Selection Statistics
    6. ↑ Crew Health Care
    7. ↑ SFA Silver Snoopy Award
    8. ↑ Mission Evaluation Room

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