benevolentCassini IIBecause of the politics, the crew members not only had not trained together, but with a couple of exceptions, they had not even met. Jon had reviewed the material supplied by each crew member’s respective government to the point where he felt he practically knew each individual. As he strolled toward the Great Room, Jon reviewed what he did know about several crew members.
He had met Canadian Noel Goddard at several conferences dealing with VASIMR engine technology. Goddard was his space structural engineer and one of the backup VASIMR engineers. He traced his roots back to the famed early 20th-century rocket scientist, taking much pride from the connection. His immediate family was well-to-do, and he was tall, thin, and wiry. Jon respected him, but they had little in
