Bob Kaplow has been interested in rockets and space since the start of the manned space program. He's flown model rockets since 1964, high power rockets since 1989, and competed in rocket events for over five decades. Bob is interested in spaceflight, solar system exploration, astronomy, observing Earth satellites, and Green technology.|Professionally, he has a Computer Science Engineering degree from Northwestern University, and is retired from the IT industry. He also collects old computer equipment.