Richard's Bio 
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Richard had an interest in
astronomy at a very young age but couldn't do anything about it
until he was 8 years old, since he had poor vision. Then he got a
haircut. Richard graduated from the Department of Astronomy
at the University of South Florida/University of Florida
with a B.S. and M.S. in Astronomy, specializing in
positional astronomy. His graduate work was with the world
renowned astronomer, astrometrist and the father of modern
astrometry Heinrich K. Eichhorn.
Richard's career at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas included analyzing
satellite data, and in the Shuttle program: flight design,
rendevous maneuvers and instrument pointing to celestial targets
along with military applications.
Richard left the space program to
start his own real estate investment business and has
successfully bought and sold several hundred single family homes
and apartments. He has traveled worldwide on over 100 scientific
expeditions collecting scientific data on solar eclipses plus stellar eclipses by minor planets (asteroid
occultations). He has been involved in occultations since 1990
and is the long time Executive Secretary of the International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA). Trained by the very best of the
Special Forces for many years, Richard is also athletic,
competing in adventure races and other endurance events. Asteroid 29898 carries his name.
