- Stephen Atkins spent his early adult life as a manager and industrial engineer in spacecraft operations and later as a behavioural scientist in the study of astronaut performance...view more- Stephen Atkins spent his early adult life as a manager and industrial engineer in spacecraft operations and later as a behavioural scientist in the study of astronaut performance in Shuttle and Space Station environments. He now serves as Research Coordinator (Business) for Otago Polytechnic's College for Enterprise and Development, New Zealand.view less