Mary Madison
Contributor
Did you know we have a “rocket scientist” from Jefferson County? His name is David Knight. He attended the public school and he's a county graduate. At Howard Middle School, many of David's peers joined sports teams while he joined a Rocket Club.
After graduation, David joined the Navy. Because of his extensive, methodological, astronautical knowledge, he was stationed at the NASA Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va.
After 20 years of service, David retired from the Navy. With a desire and the encouragement from a former contractor, he attended Grantham University and earned a bachelor's degree and an electronic engineer of technology degree.
After taking a brief, well-deserved leave of absence for himself to focus on future endeavors, Knight returned to NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. He is currently a department head with the International Space Station (ISS). His astonishing duties entail launching space crafts and sending essentials to the space crafts.
For a window into his work, watch for the next Antares launch, which is scheduled for 5:50 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, from Wallops Island. This commercial resupply mission will deliver science investigations, supplies and equipment to the ISS.
David and his wife, Tess, have two daughters, Madison and Emily, who are the apples of their grandmother's eyes. Earlene Knight is David's mother. She is a former Jefferson County teacher of 30 years, during which time she was a softball coach for 20 years, among other various school programs and activities.
Jefferson County native David Knight is one of the vast number of products worthy of recognition and congratulations!