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Day to day business for Piers includes using his out of this world expertise,
coupled to unbridled enthusiasm and kindness of heart.
From logging over 1200 as a pilot in command of field of experiments
in Canada, to 6 space walks building the International Space Station,
with 599 total hours in space,
to publishing often sided scientific papers.
Piers is deeply invested invested in the roll of science
to make a brighter future for our society.
Piers' contributions make profound and permenent
impact on the success of all of science.
Particularly by reinvigorating earth science at Goddard.
Piers is the premiere US scientist,
speaking about climate change, writing articles,
talking on TV, and carefully explaining
the observations and models to representatives
of congress and little school children alike.
By confronting the facts, Piers is changing minds.
For Piers, innovation and technology will help us
reverse today's global warming trends
so his is a very hopeful message, as is everything Piers does.
It is our privilege to work with Piers each and everyday.
He's NASA's equivalent of Indiana Jones,
leather bomber jacket included.
For those of who know, Piers would say
"What ho, not to shabby"