Marilia Samara: Launches Rockets at Auroras
Marilia Samara, a research astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, studies the space environment between Earth and the Sun, focusing on the aurora borealis.
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Florence Tan: To Know Her Family Is to Know Her
Florence Tan, born in Malaysia, was inspired by “Star Trek” reruns to pursue a career in aerospace engineering. She joined NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, designing electronics and software for mass spectrometers used in missions to Mars, Saturn, and the Moon.
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Dorothy Hall: Fan of Frozen Places
Senior scientist Dorothy Hall’s field work has taken her through snowy fields, to frozen glaciers, to icy lakes and rivers. But she was always cold.
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Aerospace Trailblazer: Shirley Holland-Hunt’s Visionary Leadership Transforms Space Exploration
From pioneering space initiatives to championing diversity and innovation, Shirley Holland-Hunt’s multifaceted leadership at NASA exemplifies the future of aerospace exploration.
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Diversity and Inclusion Specialist Teresita Smith
"The only reason that I am here is because I have had women and men in my life who have sacrificed so that I could step on their shoulders to reach higher." — Teresita Smith, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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Troy Hudson
Troy Hudson, born in Houston, Texas, developed an early passion for space, influenced by the Voyager missions, the Space Shuttle program, and Carl Sagan’s Cosmos. He earned degrees from MIT and Caltech, leading to his role as an Instrument System Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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