![]() ![]() I would like to share my mnemonic ( STARS) with you from the Girl Scouts book “Recipes for Success:” “Dream and never give up.” When thinking about the great adventure that you have ahead, dream and never give up, be persistent and always be true to your heart. What advice would you give to someone who wants to take the same career path as you? I wrote my master’s and PhD theses on this crater, and I have led six research expeditions to study this amazing event that changed the evolution of life on our planet. The impact that formed this crater caused the extinction of more than 50 percent of the Earth’s species, including the dinosaurs. Tell us about a favorite moment so far in your career.Ī favorite moment would have to be my research that led to the discovery of the Chicxulub impact crater. I am also the lead Venus scientist responsible for NASA’s collaboration with ESA’s Venus Express mission, JAXA’s Venus Climate Orbit and the Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG), which develops strategic plans and assessments for the exploration of this planet. ![]() New Frontiers includes the Juno mission to Jupiter, the New Horizons mission to Pluto and the asteroid sample return mission OSIRIS-REx. Some of my duties include being the New Frontiers lead program executive. I would dream and design space colonies while sitting atop the roof of my family’s home in Argentina. Space exploration was my passion from a very young age, and I knew I wanted to be part of it. They always encouraged me to reach for the stars and instilled in me the knowledge that education was the gateway to making my dreams come true. I’m currently finishing my PhD at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. I received both my degrees while working full time at JPL as a research scientist. I then got my Master of Science in planetary geology from California State University, Northridge. I majored in geology at the California State University at Los Angeles, earning a B.S. As I started college I continued to work at JPL. How did you end up working in the space program?Īs soon as I landed in the USA I asked: “Where is NASA?” After my junior year in high school, and thanks to the Space Exploration Post 509-sponsored by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)-I was able to first volunteer at JPL and then work there as an employee during the summer. I would dress my doll up as an astronaut, and my dog Taurus was my co-pilot. I would also make “spacecraft” with the pots and pans from my mother’s kitchen. When I was a little girl, I would go on the roof of my house and look at the stars and wonder how far they were away from me. Describe the first time you made a personal connection with outer space. My family and I moved to the United States when I was a teenager. I was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, and I was raised in Argentina. Take a look at NASA’s Q&A with the accomplished engineer. Adriana Ocampo, PhD, is the Science Program Manager at NASA headquarters. ![]()
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