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Nevin Hotson is this year's Habitat Commander. A
veteran of the two previous missions, Titan 2006 and Borrelly 2007, Nevin has
been an astronaut in each of his three years at Sim. He is also de facto
webmaster. His extracurricular time is split between Sim, captaining
Lisgar's unfairly successful Reach team, playing his clarinet in the Wind
Ensemble, translating the Aeneid for AP Latin, patrolling Wikipedia
for vandalism, distance running, and a host of other activities. His
academic interests tend to be somewhat divergent, split as they are between
Mathematics and the hard Sciences on the one hand, and European History and
Latin on the other. He is currently aspiring toward an engineering career
in the aerospace sector, possibly with the Canadian Forces.
Anthony Xing is the Pilot this year. A long time
Spacesim member, he has participated in three previous missions, two as
GUIDO in Mission Control (for Mars
2005 and Titan 2006) and
one as the Co-pilot for Borrelly
2007. Over the years, the OCESS has seen his transformation from a
nothing-doer to one of the most involved members. Aside from various tasks
integral to Spacesim, he is participating in two Space Design Challenges
this year. At the same time, Anthony is heavily involved with the Lisgar
Society of Debating as well as Student for Exploration and Development of
Space (SEDS) Canada. His interests includes space exploration, theoretical
physics, calculus, history, and military strategy, among others. Currently,
he aspires to be part of the design team that will put (wo)men on Mars in
real life.
Maclean Rouble was born in Toronto in
1992 and moved to Ottawa in 2001. She spends most of her time writing,
drawing, and poking about the realms of physics and chemistry. Inside
Spacesim, she is the unofficial flight and engineering instructor and helps
out with the construction of the Engine Closet. This is her first full year
with Spacesim and her first mission.
Matt Farkas-Dyck is Spacesim's resident
electronics nut and white-hat computer hacker, equally at home on the mains
or the mainframe. He aspires to be a 'real' astronaut, Canadian Prime
Minister, and a musician, not necessarily at the same time. His interests
include mathematics, linguistics, transportation systems, hacking, and
various branches of science. He enjoys curling, cycling, and a good game of
cribbage. He listens to heavy metal, although not exclusively. On the
mission, he will be the Chief Engineer, responsible for spacecraft systems
and the Power Grid software.
Daisy Wong was born in Ottawa in 1991, and has
lived there for her whole life. She currently attends Lisgar Collegiate
Institute, and works at Brewer Centennial Pool as an aquatics instructor
and lifeguard. She enjoys gaming, music, soccer, chemistry, and having fun
with her friends. She has been a member of OCESS since 2006 and is
currently the Medic as well as a payload specialist for the 2007-2008
mission.
Ben Paul is a patriotic student of Lisgar
Collegiate Institute. He is rabidly obsessed with gaming, game-designing,
Latin, German, theoretical physics, Lego, music, online forums, literary
pursuits, puzzles, and many other activities. He joined Spacesim in 2006,
and has distinguished himself by extensively adding to and correcting the
Spacesim Wiki. He is a payload specialist on this mission. He wants to be a
Jedi after high school and university, though he has no clear plan for how
to do this.
And all the way from Toronto...
Andy Chen is this year's exchange astronaut from
the Richmond Hill High School Aeronautics and Space Association (based in
Richmond Hill, north of Toronto). Born in China, he has spent high school
in Richmond Hill. He has extensive interests in mathematics, physics,
software development, and sports. He aspires to be a real astronaut and a
test pilot for high-performance aircraft. His first dream is to popularize
space exploration among Canadian high schools.
Unfortunately, due to complications involving school board
approval, Mr. Chen was unable to attend this year's mission.
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