I write code for robots on the International Space Station.

By March 4, 2020 September 28, 2020

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

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