Summary: Christina Hammock Koch was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 2013. She completed astronaut candidate training in July 2015. Koch graduated from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Physics and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. Koch most recently served as flight engineer on the… Learn more
Major Andrew J. Cobb is the Commander, 9th Maintenance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, California. Major Cobb is responsible for the training, morale and welfare of over 345 military, civilian and contractor personnel in 10 Air Force Specialties. He leads these outstanding Airmen in the maintenance of 29 U-2/T-2, 11 T-38 and 18 RQ-4Bs… Learn more
Sabrina Thompson: Combining Art in the Busy Career of a NASA Engineer “When I was growing up,” says NASA aerospace engineer Sabrina Thompson, “I thought I was going to be a famous artist –either that or a basketball player. To me, that was the fun stuff.” While she was good at math and physics, she was torn between… Learn more
Inside the Fascinating World of Rocket Propulsion and Orbital Mechanics With Aerospace Engineer Harvey J. Hurst! U.S. Air Force Capt. Harvey J. Hurst serves as Lead Engineer of Satellite Integration and Remote Sensing at the Space and Missiles Center, Remote Sensing Systems Directorate (SMC/RSFV), Los Angeles AFB, CA. In his position he leads an 8-member… Learn more
Darryll J. Pines – Dean and the Nariman Farvardin Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland Darryll J. Pines has served as dean and the Nariman Farvardin Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the Clark School since January 2009. He first arrived in 1995 as an… Learn more
NSF Director France A. Córdova: Leadership in Keeping the U.S. at the Forefront of Science and Engineering Discovery Noted astrophysicist France A. Córdova is Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the only government agency charged with advancing, all fields of scientific discovery, technological innovation, and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. A $7.8… Learn more
Erin Macdonald holds a PhD in Astrophysics, specifically in gravitational waves and general relativity so has a particular affinity for time travel and sci-fi with a hard science backbone. After leaving research and academia she worked as a public science communicator and educator before finding a job in the aerospace industry. This job brought her… Learn more
Katrina Jackson, Science Communicator and Video Producer Katrina Jackson is a space science communicator. She creates and hosts videos for the Hubble Space Telescope at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center as a science video producer for Universities Space Research Association (USRA). She is active with the Music and Drama club at NASA Goddard as a… Learn more
Journey to NASA Summary: Jessica U. Meir was selected by NASA in 2013. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Brown University, a Master of Science in Space Studies from the International Space University, and a Doctorate in Marine Biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD).In her research, the Caribou, Maine native studied… Learn more
U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Heather L. Pringle Brigadier General Heather L. Pringle, Commander, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, which unifies 11 geographically distinct locations including JBSA-Randolph, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, JBSA-Lackland, and JBSA-Camp Bullis. The 8,000-person 502 ABW executes 49 installation support functions to enable the largest Joint Base in… Learn more
