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Peter Nickolenko

Peter Nickolenko is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Peter Nickolenko rather than just read about it. In short: Peter P. "Pete" Nickolenko is a launch director for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Nickolenko was responsible for the safe launch of Space Shuttle vehicles from the Kennedy Space Center.

Peter Nickolenko — main illustration
Peter Nickolenko — illustration

Key takeaways

  • Peter Nickolenko belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
  • Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
  • Connect Peter Nickolenko to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
  • Reproduce the core statement of Peter Nickolenko from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Peter P. "Pete" Nickolenko is a launch director for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Nickolenko was responsible for the safe launch of Space Shuttle vehicles from the Kennedy Space Center. Nickolenko is a graduate from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, and served in the United States Army for six years. After being hired as an engineer for NASA in 1990, Nickolenko continued work until being promoted to launch and landing test director in 1992. He was somehow involved in a major operation of launch processing in each Space Shuttle mission from 1992. Nickolenko served as one of NASA's lead launch directors. He led the launch of STS-127 and STS-128, both of which required numerous scrubs and difficult decisions regarding launch safety. He also has been employed with Texas Instruments. He also attains the position of Chief of the Launch and Landing Division of Vehicle Processing. In April 2010 he was the leader director for the STS-131 flight.

External links and sources NASA Biography

Illustrations

Peter Nickolenko: Pete Nickolenko during the launch countdown of STS-127 at the KSC.
Pete Nickolenko during the launch countdown of STS-127 at the KSC.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Peter Nickolenko

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Peter Nickolenko claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Peter Nickolenko before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Peter Nickolenko ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Peter Nickolenko

In research
Peter Nickolenko appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry
Engineering practice reuses Peter Nickolenko in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom
Peter Nickolenko is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Living people, NASA flight controllers, United States government biography stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for Peter Nickolenko outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.
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How to study Peter Nickolenko in 20 minutes

  1. Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
  2. Close the page and write down what Peter Nickolenko means in your own words.
  3. Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
  4. Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
  5. Explain Peter Nickolenko out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Peter Nickolenko in simple terms?

Peter P. "Pete" Nickolenko is a launch director for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Nickolenko was responsible for the safe launch of Space Shuttle vehicles from the Kennedy Space Center.

Why does Peter Nickolenko matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Peter Nickolenko?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Peter Nickolenko.

Tags

  • Living people
  • NASA flight controllers
  • United States government biography stubs

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