Talk:Chris Kemp

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Article needs revision when talking about Openstack[edit]

I think the information about the closure of the OpenStack Carnage - Nebula is inconsistent and the references (21, 22) are not correctly interpreted. The Openstack Foundation (www.openstack.org) is apparently in business, and is supported by big names in the technology world. I believe that this information should be reviewed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Silviobonilha (talk • contribs) 14:23, 16 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request[edit]

Hi, I work for Chris Kemp and therefore have a conflict of interest. Below are some suggestions for updates and improvements to the article. I look forward to working with you.

Intro:

  • Replace "information technology executive" with "spacetech executive" in the first sentence, and add the following at the end of that sentence:

and the founder, chairman and CEO of Astra [1], a publicly-traded spacetech firm based in California.

  • Amend the second sentence to read:

His career included serving as the Chief Information Officer for the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California[2] and as NASA's first chief technology officer (CTO) for IT[3], as well as founding and leading several companies.

  • Revise the second paragraph as follows:

While at NASA, Kemp partnered with Google and Microsoft, helped create Google Moon and Mars[4], worked with the White House to develop the cloud computing strategy for the United States Federal Government and co-founded OpenStack, one of the most active open-source software projects for cloud computing in the world[5][6]. He was a founder of Nebula, a company which tried to commercialize the technology, from 2011 to 2015.[7]

Early life:

  • Revise this section to read:

Kemp was born in Buffalo, New York in 1977. He held his first job at 15 years of age, working for Apple as a part of its Apple Dealer Network. Kemp studied Computer Engineering at the University of Alabama in Huntsville before leaving to found his first company, Netran[8].

References

  1. ^ "Atra's first commercial launch fails to reach orbit". TechCrunch. August 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Chris C. Kemp, Chief Information Officer, NASA Ames Research Center". www.spacenews.com. December 14, 2009.
  3. ^ "NASA Names Chief Technology Officer for IT". NASA. May 6, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
  4. ^ "With NASA, Google Expands it Realm to the Moon and Mars". NYT. December 19, 2006.
  5. ^ "Chris Kemp Steps Down as CEO of Nebula, The OpenStack Startup". TechCrunch. September 13, 2013.
  6. ^ "The OpenStack Foundation becomes the Open Infrastructure Foundation". TechCrunch. October 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "About Nebula, Inc. Management Team". Nebula, Inc. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014.
  8. ^ "Silicon Valley 40 Under 40: Chris C. Kemp, Nebula". Bizjournals. December 3, 2013.

Thanks for your help, Lauren at L Strategies (talk) 17:41, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Lauren at L Strategies: I've implemented almost all of what you requested. Thanks for providing sources for everything. The only changes I made: "space technology" is a more accessible term than "space tech". Kemp's career as described in teh article is substantially in information technology rather than space technology, so I've used that as his description but space technology is also mentioned in the first sentence. The source gives Kemp's alma mater as "University of Alabama, Huntsville" so I take University of Alabama in Huntsville to be a more relevant wiki-link than University of Alabama. MartinPoulter (talk) 11:08, 6 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@MartinPoulter: Thanks so much for your help with this! I appreciate it. I have some additional suggestions for the article, and plan to post them here soon. Will ping you when they're up in case you have a chance to check them out as well. Thanks again, Lauren at L Strategies (talk) 12:28, 7 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request 2[edit]

Hi there. Below are some additional suggestions for the article. Thanks for your help!

  1. Please update "Employer" in the infobox from Nebula to Astra
  2. Please add in "Career": Kemp founded Netran, an online grocery shopping service for Kroger, while concurrently enrolled at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Kemp held the titles of CEO and President at Netran from 1997 until 2000.[1]Following Netran, Kemp joined Classmates.com as Chief Architect.[2] In 2002, after a personal attempt to book a beach house rental online, Kemp co-founded Escapia.[3] He served as the CEO from 2002 until 2006. Escapia was later sold to HomeAway in 2010.[4]
  3. In the Nebula section:
    • Please remove the sentence that reads: "In April 2012, NASA shut down its Nebula project, after a test showed that similar offerings from the private sector were more reliable and cost-effective", as the NASA program is unrelated to Chris Kemp's company.
    • Consider the following edits to the text: In February 2013, Silicon India named Kemp as one of ten pioneers in cloud computing.[20] Kemp held was initially in the CEO position for two years.[5] but after a year,In September 2013, Kemp became the Chief Strategy Officer and brought in veteran Gordon Stitt to lead Nebula as a public company.[6] In April 2015, the company ceased operations. abruptly without warning its customers in advance or providing support until service contracts ended. The last statements are unsourced. Propose removing them.
  4. In the Astra section:
    • Please add to the existing text: In October 2016, Kemp, together with Adam London, founded the startup Astra with the aim to develop a small-lift orbital rocket[7] that would “carry critical technology to improve life on Earth from space”.[8] In July 2021, Kemp and London stated that their goal is to reach daily rocket launches.[9]Astra became the fastest company in history to demonstrate orbital launch capability with its launch in Kodiak, Alaska, breaking SpaceX’s record of six years, four months.[10] Astra began building a 250,000 square foot factory at its headquarters in Alameda, CA.[11]Astra became the first space launch company to list on Nasdaq on July 1, 2021, at a valuation of $2.1 billion.[12] Kemp rang the opening bell alongside team members at Nasdaq headquarters in New York City on Astra’s listing day.[13]

References

  1. ^ "34-year-old startup vet Chris Kemp is back, with Nebula — taking risks and not mincing words". Geekwire. December 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "34-year-old startup vet Chris Kemp is back, with Nebula — taking risks and not mincing words". Geekwire. December 14, 2011.
  3. ^ "Silicon Valley 40 under 40: Chris C. Kemp, Nebula". Bizjournals. December 3, 2013.
  4. ^ "Mystery Buyer of Escapia Revealed; Yep, It's HomeAway". Bizjournals. Oct 20, 2010.
  5. ^ "Former NASA CTO steps aside at his OpenStack-focused startup". FCW. September 13, 2013.
  6. ^ "OpenStack Innovator Nebula Ceases Operations: Is OpenStack in Trouble?". eWeek. April 3, 2015.
  7. ^ The future of Astra with Founder and CEO Chris Kemp, NasaSpaceFlight.com, 5 June 2021, retrieved 6 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Astra's 100-year plan: Q&A with CEO Chris Kemp". Spacenews.com. March 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Astra stock rises on Nasdaq debut, as space company aims to launch rockets daily". CNBC. July 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "At Astra, Failure is an Option". www.arstechnica.com. February 6, 2020.
  11. ^ "Take a look inside Astra's rocket factory, as the company prepares to go public". CNBC. May 2, 2021.
  12. ^ "Astra goes public, becomes 1st launch company to trade on Nasdaq". Space.com. June 30, 2021.
  13. ^ "Astra Space now publicly tradable on the NASDAQ". www.spaceexplored.com. July 1, 2021.

Pinging MartinPoulter who helped with the last request. Thanks again! Lauren at L Strategies (talk) 16:42, 26 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Lauren at L Strategies Broadly looking good. For this claim "Astra became the fastest company in history..." the source says "If Astra makes it to orbit this year, it would do so remarkably fast for a private company...". The source was written before the successful launch. So there needs to be an additional source which confirms the date of the launch. Cheers, MartinPoulter (talk) 13:31, 2 November 2021 (UTC) We need a few words to describe what Escapia is. From context I infer it's a service for booking holiday property, but we need this spelled out because it doesn't seem to be mentioned in the article. MartinPoulter (talk) 13:33, 2 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi MartinPoulter, thanks for looking this over.
You're absolutely right, here are two additional sources to confirm the launch:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/15/astra-rocket-3point2-reaches-space-after-launch-from-alaska.html
https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/15/launch-startup-astras-rocket-reaches-space-for-the-first-time/
As for Escapia- I'm having some trouble finding a source that isn't a press release. How about this one- https://vrmintel.com/homeaway-software-consolidates-software-systems-migrating-v12-and-yesbookit-users-to-escapia/, which calls Escapia a property management platform?
Thanks again for your help with this. Lauren at L Strategies (talk) 15:48, 11 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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