I worked in developing real time software system in the early 80's for Skylab in Germany and then formed my own company in the UK for most of the rest of the 80's and early 90's. I then sold that and went back to Germany to work for the European Space Agency (ESA). In 1997 they won a contract to support ground based simulation system for the International space station based in Houston. After several years when the contract finished I ended up working for NOV Tubular products division (Tuboscope) writing software to control and run their tubularr inspection machines (full body inspection of 18" pipe at 130 ft/min.More...