Meet Dionne Hernandez-Lugo

November 22, 2019 July 5, 2022

I manage a team that develops power systems for future space exploration.

Meet Dionne Hernandez-Lugo, Project Manager for Kilopower at NASA’s Glenn Research Center. She is working to create power systems for astronauts to live and work on the Moon or Mars. For more information about Kilopower, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/kilopower

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