I look for clean water on Earth and on the Moon. Meet Jackie Quinn, an environmental engineer at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Jackie’s career at NASA has focused on environmental cleanup technologies, earning her a place in the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Now she is working on MSolo, an …
I am working on NASA’s next great propulsion system. Meet Dr. Peter Peterson, an electric propulsion engineer at NASA’s Glenn Research Center. Electric propulsion opens up new exploration possibilities that just can’t be done with traditional chemical propulsion. To learn more about solar electric propulsion research at NASA, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/tdm/sep/index.html
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
I search for the chemical building blocks of life in rocks from space. Meet Danny Glavin from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. In his work as a scientific co-investigator for the OSIRIS REx mission, Danny studies rocks from space, looking for the chemical building blocks of life. He can’t wait …
I write code for robots on the International Space Station. Meet Katie Hamilton, a software engineer at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Katie writes code for robots, like Astrobee, on the International Space Station. To learn more about Astrobee, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/astrobee
I’m leading a team that will be communicating 100 times faster. Meet Glenn Jackson, Payload Manager at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Glenn and his team are using lasers and telescopes to communicate with satellites. By condensing signals into smaller wave lengths, more information can be sent in less time. …
I develop materials for extreme temperature environments. Meet Josh Fody, a thermal engineer at NASA’s Langley Research Center. Josh develops materials and insulations for extreme temperature environments. Find out more about his unique career path and the work he does in thermal materials: https://gameon.nasa.gov/projects/convective-heating-improvement-for-emergency-fire-shelters-chiefs/
I figure out where spacecraft are at and where they’re going. Meet Todd Ely, a space navigator, and the Principal Investigator for the Deep Space Atomic Clock at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Todd is opening up new ways to navigate in space that will be critical for human exploration of …
I’m a robotics footwear designer. Meet Kalind Carpenter, a robotics footwear designer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Kalind uses his background in gymnastics to help robots move from place to place, or perform some trick that has never before been done by a robot. To learn more Kalind’s role on …
I work with scientists and engineers to put scientific instrumentation on NASA airplanes to study Earth sciences all over the planet. Every day is Earth Day for Christy Hansen, Airborne Sciences Manager at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Christy works with scientists and engineers to put scientific instrumentation on NASA …
