David Bretz
Scientist, Image Science & Analysis Group | JETS
David Bretz
Scientist, Image Science & Analysis Group
JETS
Biography
David Bretz is an image analyst in the Image Science and Analysis Group at the Johnson Space Center and has been with this group since 1996. David is the lead image analyst supporting the Orion Capsule Parachute Assembly System (CPAS) testing providing an array of 2-dimensional and 3-dimenstional photogrammetric analyses. He is the primary analyst for the Orion Capsule Forward Bay Cover jettison testing. He has supported four Hubble Space Telescope Servicing missions (SM-2, SM-3A, SM-3B, SM-4) and provided analysis for the Columbia Accident Investigation. Over the last twenty years he has learned many things about evaluating image sharpness, measuring and removing lens distortion, close-range photogrammetry with multiple camera perspectives, and enhancing detail in video by integrating multiple frames after spatially registering them.
David received a Silver Snoopy in 2004 and the Barrios President’s Award in 2008.
Education
M.S.
Imaging Science
Rochester Institute of Technology
1995
B.A.
Physics and Astronomy
University of Rochester
1987
Education
M.S., Imaging Science, 1995
Rochester Institute of Technology
B.A., Physics and Astronomy, 1987
University of Rochester
Select Publications
D. Bretz (2001) "Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris Impacts from Space Shuttle Service Mission 3A Imagery", JSC-29539.
D. Bretz (2000) "Photographic Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope Multi-Layer Insulation During Servicing Mission 3A", JSC-29205.
D. Bretz (2000) "Photogrammetric Analyses of the Hubble Space Telescope Solar Arrays During Servicing Mission 3A", JSC-29038.
D. Bretz, G. Byrne, M. Holly, C. Sapp (1998) Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris Impacts from Servicing Mission 2 Imagery", JSC-28472.
Z. Ninkov, D. Bretz, R. Easton, M. Shure (1995) "The Stellar Content of the Central Region of IC 1805", Astron. J. 110 (5) p2242.
Z. Ninkov, B. Backer, D. Bretz, and P. Burns (1993) "Characterization of a Large Format CCD Array", SPIE Proceedings 1987, p14.
