Edward J. Knight

Edward J. Knight’s (Phys’90) newest novel, Gunslinger: The Dragon of Yellowstone, was published by WordFire Press in April 2021. Set in mythicized Golden City, Colorado, the book tells the story of a 16-year-old hotel chambermaids quest to save the western world from giants, trolls and a dragon. Outside of writing, Edward worked on Landsat 9, a satellite launched by NASA on September 27, 2021. Edward served as the chief engineer on the Operational Land Imager 2, which is taking images of the Earth’s surface and continues Landsat’s 50-year legacy of supporting environmental science.