Joseph Cooper
Interstellar Pilot | Reluctant Hero | Gravity Consultant | Single Dad Across Time
Cooper Station, Orbiting Saturn
About
I am a former NASA pilot, engineer, and agricultural operator with deep experience in long-horizon problem solving, spacecraft leadership, and mission-critical improvisation. After an unexpected pivot from test flight to farming, I returned to aerospace to lead an interstellar search for humanity's next habitable home. Particularly strong in high-pressure navigation, endurance under impossible odds, and staying focused on the mission even when time itself stops being a reliable KPI.
Experience
Pilot - Endurance Mission
NASA / Lazarus Program
2019 - Present · 7 yrs 4 mos
Milky Way Galaxy
Led the Endurance mission to identify viable off-world futures for humanity
- Piloted a multi-planet expedition through a wormhole near Saturn, evaluating habitability under severe fuel, time, and morale constraints.
- Executed emergency docking maneuvers during catastrophic spin conditions, preserving mission continuity and most of the crew.
- Entered a black hole, transmitted quantum data across dimensions, and helped solve Earth's gravity equation from inside a tesseract.
- Built a high-trust operating partnership with two robots and a small team of scientists under extreme existential pressure.
Farmer
Independent
2007 - 2019 · 12 yrs
Midwest, USA
Managed a family farm during late-stage planetary crop failure
- Maintained corn production through recurring dust events, labor shortages, and collapsing agricultural confidence.
- Reverse-engineered and captured surveillance drones, demonstrating continued elite instincts for field engineering.
- Balanced full-time parenting, food production, and low-grade supernatural activity inside the farmhouse without missing a harvest.
Test Pilot
NASA
2001 - 2007 · 6 yrs
Houston, TX
Served as a NASA test pilot and engineering specialist
- Logged extensive hours in experimental aircraft, building a reputation for staying calm when systems stopped behaving theoretically.
- Translated engineering ambiguity into flight-ready decisions, making me the preferred option for missions with ugly odds.
- Helped evaluate next-generation spacecraft concepts before public funding and optimism both dried up.
Education
NASA Astronaut Program
