G. Ernest Smith is a retired Space Shuttle launch team member who lives near Cape Canaveral, Florida with his wife, Mary Beth. He has been a contributing writer for Cycle World and Florida Touch and Go. He has a son, Brandon, in California, a daughter, Mona, in Florida, and a brother, Jeff, in Wyoming.
He enjoys sailing, Harley Davidsons, fishing, flying, writing, Miatas and eating (not necessarily in that order).
He is a graduate of Rollins College and the Florida Institute of Technology and holds a Masters degree in Computer Science.









