Let's Go to Space: BLUE-SKY Learning

Episode 135: Experimenting in Space


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Taylor Peterson is a third year PhD student studying aerospace engineering at the

University of Central Florida (UCF). Her current research looks at 1) osteoporosis in astronauts and 2) simulating cryogenic propellant boiling in microgravity. She is the recipient of a 2023 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, in which she proposed the idea of simulating and tracking cryogenic boiling in liquid transfer systems on spacecraft and space stations. She holds a bachelors in physics and has an extensive background in microgravity fluid related research experiments, including various payloads that have flown on parabolic flight campaigns and sub-orbital flights with Blue Origin. Along with this, she also holds a role as a flight
coach for the Zero Gravity Corporation and has flown on nearly 30 flights,
including flights with real astronauts.

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