Austin Esquerra, Blue Origin
Esquerra has been playing with rocket physics since he was 10 years old.
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Kayla Simon, Relativity Space
When Kayla Simon first saw a fictional astronaut rescue effort in 2015’s The Martian, she knew she wanted a space job. “I want to be the person who has the headset on, that helps drive teams,” she recalled of her reaction.
Caroline Reid, Rocket Lab
As the mission director of Rocket Lab’s upcoming Mars mission, she’s now leading exploration of the solar system she admired as a kid.
Kavya Saravanan, Relativity Space
While her University of Michigan undergrad ultimately focused on electric aircraft—as Saravanan is passionate about sustainable aviation—space continued to call to her, especially because “I couldn’t think of a more booming industry,” she said.
Artemis II Astronauts Name Their Ride
“Integrity” was Canadian mission specialist Jeremy Hansen’s idea to represent “peace and hope for all humankind.”
Moon Telescope Sparks Lunar-Distance Relationship
There’s plans afoot to put a new telescope near the Moon’s south pole—and a Canadian company was selected this week to design and build its instrument suite.
Laser Test Connects Satellite, Aircraft For High-Speed Troop Data
Sick of waiting for videos to download on your 100-Mbps-plus connection? Troops in the field also are hungry for high-bandwidth data—and SDA just oversaw a test promising exactly that.