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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