Lost in Space: Jupiter 2 Technical Guide
Christopher Krieg - Chris is originally from Long Island, New York and as a child he learned how to watch his favorite TV shows before he could walk.  He displayed his artistic abilities at a very early age and continued to develop his talent in school and later in college and the Navy. Chris eventually got into reading comic book superheroes, which helped him develop his talent even further. In 2002, he graduated from the University of Maryland with a BA degree in fine art. He joined the US Navy and did an active duty stint in the as a Mass Communications Specialist. His artistic talents were recognized by the Navy in 2007 when he was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal for being the Assistant Public Affairs Officer with US Navy Customs Battalion Sierra. When not on active duty he lives in Virginia Beach, VA. He enjoys discussing American national politics and volunteers in local community events. William Wolod Jr. - Bill was born in 1956, the oldest of four children. While growing up, his family relocated often due to his father being a career naval officer. Every 3 to 4 years he had to re-adjust as his father was re-assigned and he attended at least 10 schools on the east coast, west coast and central parts of the country during his father s career. After his father retired from the Navy, the family moved to the Midwest, for some stability during Bill s junior and senior high school, graduating from high school in 1975. A fan of Lost In Space since the premier in September 1965, he dreamed of building his own Jupiter 2 so that he could go on his own adventures. He built models of the ship from items found around the house since he couldn't find a model of the ship in any of the areas they moved to.  In the late 60s a toy company released a version of the Robot, which he just had to have and was finally given one as a Christmas gift. After only a few years, though, his parents insisted that give it to one of his cousins because, I was too old to play with it.  Follow in his father's footsteps; he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. After a likewise long career, he now enjoys spending time traveling and building scale model kits of aircraft, land vehicles and spacecraft, enhancing his models with circuitry to make them more realistic.  Geoffrey Hardy - Geoff has been a professional graphic artist and desktop publisher for over 20 years and is currently working in the Washington, D.C. area. He has filled various roles in his career, beginning in marketing for a retail chain, moving into advertising for newspapers, followed by developing training materials for sales seminars. His current position has him editing technical documents and designing graphics and covers for various government proposals and projects. During all this time he has remained involved with/distracted by (apologies to the wife and kids!) his interest in all things science fiction and fantasy by reading, drawing, playing video games, or watching his shows and movies. One of his biggest obsessions has always been studying mechanical things and trying to understand how they work and how the pieces all fit together. Before being introduced to Lost in Space (thanks, Chris) he was studying ships like the Millennium Falcon, or vehicles from Robotech/Macross and the characters from Transformers. Always trying to figure out how they worked and how they were configured inside.  The Jupiter 2 proved to be a particularly challenging puzzle. After watching several episodes and being fascinated by all of the ship s spaces and equipment, several inconsistencies began to jump out. Hours spent with the finger on the fast forward and rewind buttons of the VCR led to the blueprints in this book beginning to take shape. It has taken many years, being put aside for long periods at a time, but it has been an enjoyable process.