Noelia González
Early Life
Noelia González is from Uruguay. She studied communication and journalism at the University of Montevideo, the country's capital. While she was a student, she worked as a reporter for local news. Noelia later moved to the USA to study more. She earned a Master's degree in Journalism at the University of California, earning three scholarships for her work.
Research Areas: Journalism, Communication
"I was and I am in awe of everything we can see in the sky, our very own, magnificent window to the Universe."
Rosa Avalos-Warren
Early Life
Rosa Avalos-Warren was born in Lima, Peru. In school, she showed a strong passion for learning, and she especially liked maths. In 2003, she watched the tragic return of the space shuttle Columbia. On re-entry to Earth, the shuttle broke apart, and all 7 of the astronauts died. After seeing this, Rosa decided she wanted to work for NASA to make sure this type of thing couldn't happen again. She did so well at school that she earned a scholarship to Virginia Tech in the USA. Here, she got a degree in aerospace engineering.
Year born: ~1989
Research Areas: Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Human Spaceflight
"To be bold, to work hard for the benefit of humanity, and to be prepared to explore the unknown."
Mishaal Ashemimry
Early Life
Mishaal Ashemimry was born in the US in 1984. She spent a few years of her early life in Saudi. It was here that her interest in space began. At age 6, she felt inspired while gazing at the stars in the Unaizah desert. To feed her curiosity, she decided to learn how to build rockets so she could go to space one day.
Ashemimry has two bachelor's degrees. One is in aerospace engineering, and the other is in applied maths. She has also earned her master's in aerospace engineering. NASA has funded her research.
Year born: 1984
Research Areas: Aerodynamics
"Failure is the seed from which success grows."
Sara Sabry
Early Life
Sara Sabry was a curious child, and she has always loved space. She earned her degree in Cairo, where she grew up. Her degree is in Mechanical Engineering, with a focus on Mechatronics.
After this, she did her Master's in Biomedical Engineering, and she earned this in Italy. At present, Sabry is doing her PhD in Aerospace Sciences. Her PhD is at the UND NASA funded Human Spaceflight lab!
Year born: 1993
Research Areas: Planetary spacesuits
"Believing in myself and believing it was possible is what led me to be the first in something."
Space Ports
Spaceports are just like airports or shipping ports, but for spacecraft.
They are places that will launch, and maybe even land rockets.
Let's Explore Rockets!
Next time it's dark, why don't you look up!
Even if we can't go into space we can still learn a lot about it from right here on the ground.
Host A Space Debate
Should humans colonise Mars? Is there life in the Universe? Science continually seeks to answer big questions - but it takes a lot of research and communication to come to a consensus.
Why not host a debate and try it yourself?
You Decide! Should We Explore Space?
Scientists are always discussing and debating their ideas. One topic that is continually up for debate is ‘Should humans explore space?’. Some people think it is important for people to visit other worlds.