Today we meet with two very inspirational space enthusiasts. Dr. Sonny White has accumulated 25+ years of experience working in the aerospace industry with Boeing, Lockheed Martin, NASA, and now with the Limit less Space Institute. He currently serves as Director of Advanced Research and Development at LSI.  Among his numerous awards are the NASA Medal for Excellence in  Achievement for his role in building and delivering the Thermal Protection System robotic inspection tools, to support the STS-114 mission.  Additionally He was awarded the NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal for his role in exploring and incorporating advanced power and propulsion concepts into human spaceflight architectures. Dr. White holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Rice University, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Wichita State University, and a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering from University of South Alabama.

He is joined today by Kaci Heins,  a professional science educator with over 18 years of experience and who is now an Education Specialist with the Limitless Space Institute.  Prior to joining LSI, Kaci spent 13 years in the classroom, and five years as the Education Director at Space Center Houston.  She has flown twice with student experiments on the “Zero G” plane, sent student experiments to the International Space Station, and launched over ten high-altitude balloon launches with successful recoveries. Kaci received the 2020 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award, the AIAA Educator Achievement Award, and the Air Force Association National Teacher of the Year Award.

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