Listeners, we're back this week with Katheryn Vasquez.

In just 4 short weeks, (August 29th) NASA will be launching the test rocket that will soon take humans back to the Moon and then on to Mars: Artemis 1. One of the key engineers on the project is Katheryn Vasquez. Katheryn helps manage the project office that will ensure a steady supply of cargo, experiments, and other station supplies to the lunar station that will orbit the Moon once the rocket proves successful. Born in Miami, Florida, Katheryn is bilingual and uses her position as an engineer at NASA to inspire the next generation of Latinx engineers, scientists and astronauts.

During this episode we talked about:

03:40 - Going back to USA in middle school

07:21 - Deciding to go to college

07:46 - Driving force

12:20 - Struggle through college

15:12 - Her interest in space

18:12 - Navigating engineering as a woman

19:18 - Being underrepresented in college

20:12 - Being vocal

22:46 - How she got into Judo

30:05 - How she started working at NASA

32:11 - Don’t shy away from opportunities

32:52 - It’s ok to struggle

34:00 - Artemis Project

 

 

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