Sarcona's Awakening

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The Sarcona Empire has endured for thousands of years, much of it spent benevolently expanding its influence through the surrounding galaxy. But now, that benevolence has quickly turned deadly. The empire, bent on the preservation of its economic stability through its destructive Campaign of conquest, is now ruled by a child empress and her whims, driven by her desire to please those who care for her. One senator literally steps out from this shadow. Initially dedicated to the Campaign, an errant diplomatic mission strands him on a recently decimated planet where chance encounters with strange...

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In 2020, Steven Hirshorn celebrated his 30th anniversary with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Presently he resides at NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. within the Office of Chief Engineer where he serves as the Chief Engineer for the Aeronautics. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautics University in 1986, and a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from The University of Texas - Austin in 1989, Mr. Hirshorn began his NASA career at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX joining the ranks of Space Shuttle flight controllers in the eponymous Mission Control. Serving at the EGIL console overseeing the spacecraft's electrical systems, Mr. Hirshorn supported fifty-five Space Shuttle missions over the next eleven years, including ten launches and landings, on some of the Space Shuttle Program's most historic missions. Working side-by-side with many of the Mission Control veterans of the Apollo Moon landing missions (who were approaching retirement), Mr. Hirshorn was able to gain from the experience and wisdom of these space-age greats. Since then, Steve has fulfilled a variety of responsibilities, from serving as the Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) representative to the Space Shuttle's Orbiter project to the MOD Lead Engineer for the Constellation Program, representing all of the flight operations community to more diverse elements within NASA. Moving to NASA Headquarters in 2011, Steve supported both NASA aeronautics research and space technology developments before transferred to the Office of Chief Engineer, where he now serves as Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD). Chief Engineer. In 2020, just at the onset of the global pandemic, Steve also served a detail in the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) as the Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for Programs, overseeing SMD's portfolio of nearly 100 missions both in development and operations. In 2019, Steve published his first book, a non-fiction tome titled Three-Sigma Leadership (Or, the Way of the Chief Engineer): Leadership Skills for NASA's Corps of Chief Engineers (NASA-SP-220374). The book is available as a free e-book download from NASA or in printed format from Bookbaby, Amazon and other on-line retailers.