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Nazareth Bedrossian is a pioneering aerospace engineer whose career has been defined by groundbreaking contributions to spacecraft attitude control, control moment gyroscope (CMG) systems, and optimal maneuvering techniques for the International Space Station (ISS). His most influential work, "Zero-Propellant Maneuver Guidance" (2009, 108 citations), revolutionized ISS operations by developing methods to reorient the station using only its CMGs — eliminating costly thruster firings and conserving precious propellant. This achievement, later demonstrated in flight through Optimal Propellant Maneuver experiments in 2012, represents a landmark in practical spacecraft control engineering. Bedrossian's foundational research on CMG singularity analysis (1990, 95 citations) established critical frameworks for understanding and avoiding problematic gimbal configurations, drawing an elegant analogy between CMG systems and robotic manipulators that continues to inform modern spacecraft design. His work on feedback linearization of robot manipulators further bridged robotics and Riemannian geometry, deepening theoretical understanding of nonlinear control systems. Spanning nearly three decades of research — from steering law design to real-world ISS flight demonstrations — Bedrossian's work exemplifies the rare ability to translate sophisticated mathematical theory into transformative, mission-critical aerospace applications.