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: …
I get to play in the sandbox with robots. Meet Colin Creager, a mechanical engineer at NASA’s Glenn Research Center. Colin is focusing on developing tires that can be used on other worlds. These tires use coil springs made of a special shape memory alloy that will let rovers move …
I help develop innovative technologies to advance aeronautics. Meet Debbie Martinez, an Engineer Project Manager at NASA’s Langley Research Center. Debbie knows that NASA is with you when you fly and works every day to help develop innovative technologies that will improve aviation for future generations. To learn more about …
I help spacecraft see where they’re landing. Meet Andrew Johnson, a guidance, navigation, and control engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Andrew is part of the team working on the Lander Vision System. This technology will help rovers like Perseverance on the Mars 2020 mission know where it is landing …
I get to make new materials for aircraft and space structures. Meet Sandi Miller, a chemical engineer at NASA’s Glenn Research Center. Sandi is working on new materials for aircraft and space structures. These composite materials are lighter in weight and have improved properties beyond the individual components.
I am working to build refineries and gas stations on the Moon and Mars. Meet Diane Linne, a senior research engineer at NASA’s Glenn Research Center. Diane is finding ways to harvest soils on the Moon and Mars to make propellant and other useful materials that would enable the astronauts …
I help spacecraft enter atmospheres of other worlds. Meet Helen Hwang, project manager of the Entry Systems Technology Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Helen works on new heat shield technologies that will give us the ability to go to worlds like Titan or Venus. To learn more about her …
Women at NASA are making history every day. Meet a few of these women who are making contributions to the technologies that make exploration possible. To meet more of these amazing women, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/women or join the conversation #WomensHistoryMonth.
I’m turning trash into usable resources. Meet Annie Meier, a chemical engineer at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Annie leads a team that is converting astronauts’ trash into useful gases that can be used for fuel or vented safely into space. To learn more about OSCAR, NASA’s Orbital Syngas Commodity Augmentation …
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 …
