For some, it’s their childhood dream. But, for Maya Nasr (@nasr.maya), it’s her 9-to-5 job helping NASA in their Mars 2020 Space Mission.

Want to be in her place?

1) Get into MIT at 16 years old while being a Lebanese citizen. Easy enough.

2) Study Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering and graduate with distinction.

3) Dedicate all your time to exciting research and internships.

Then, you just need enough passion and grit to land yourself a job exploring the secrets of the universe at NASA.

Maya is also an advocate for expanding space exploration and ensuring the peaceful use of space through her work in the United Nations’ Space Generation Advisory Council. Now, as a PhD student at MIT, she is working on MOXIE to make oxygen gas available on Mars.

We welcome you to our new miniseries "Trip to the Stars" where we will be featuring top Lebanese scientists at NASA. You read that correctly.

To learn more about Maya's work, tune in to "Girl Meets World feat. Maya Nasr" on all streaming platforms.