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from the desk of Steve Chryssos
I've been planning my first NASA HPDE weekend for two years. Something (usually job-related) always gets in the way. When Chris Cobetto, NASA Mid-Atlantic director, invited me to sample the region's DE program at VIR, I jumped at the chance. Reality set in after I hung up the phone: My track toy is still …