<p>Eric wasn't born a Texan—but he got here as quick as he could! A resident of the Houston area since his father Ken took a job as an Apollo program simulation engineer in 1967, Eric is one of the few surviving people to have experienced an actual training run in the Lunar Module simulator. A rail fan since early days, he has traveled by Amtrak extensively and maintains the web site Streamliner Schedules. Still active in the space enthusiast community, Eric has served as the local (Clear Lake Area) chapter president for the National Space Society for more than a decade.</p><p></p><p>Eric served in the U. S. Navy for six years, three of them aboard the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) including the last circumnavigation (around-the-world cruise) of a battleship in 1986 and duty in the Persian Gulf for Operation Earnest Will in 1987. He also worked as a merchant sailor for two years, and then transitioned to shore-side engineering in commercial and industrial mechanical plants.</p><p></p><p>Along the way Eric learned to fly aerobatics, soloing in a Super Decathlon, and volunteered for Project 1225 in Michigan. He has been an active member of conservative Southern Baptist and Independent Fundamental Baptist churches for over 50 years and is currently active in Airway Baptist Church Houston. He lives nearby with (currently) two cats and two dogs...and is still Waiting For The Right Girl.</p>
