Meet Anh Nguyen

September 28, 2020 July 5, 2022

I am bringing new capabilities to small spacecraft.

Meet Anh Nguyen, an aerospace engineer at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Anh is bringing new capabilities to small spacecraft, called CubeSats. The technology is risky, but when proven will enable us to explore beyond Earth. To learn more about her work, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/small_spacecraft/smallsat_overview.html

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