When Christy Edwards was in the fifth grade, she watched an IMAX movie on the space shuttle. Sitting in the theater, she decided that she wanted to be a space explorer.
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August 6th marks the anniversary of the successful landing of the Mars Science Laboratory that deployed the rover Curiosity onto the surface of the red planet. Because of the thin atmosphere present, the design of the landing system had to rely on a combination of rockets and a parachute. The team that designed the supersonic parachute used on this mission was led by Dr. Anita Sengupta.
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Dr. Vanessa Aponte Williams has used a systems engineering approach to bridge her interests in chemical engineering and space travel.
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As Mother’s Day approaches, we celebrate an engineer who earned her degree at MIT while raising her daughter as a single mom, Noramay Cadena.
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Marleen Sundgaard knew from the age of five she wanted to be an astronaut and has pursued that dream with great drive and passion.
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Dr. Wanda M. Austin started at The Aerospace Corporation as an entry level engineer rising all the way to CEO and President.
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The extraordinary life span of the Spirit rover was due to the hard work and ingenuity of the many scientists, engineers, and designers who worked on the project. Aerospace engineer and NASA Deputy Project Manager Jennifer Harris Trosper was part of that team.
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