This morning the scholars attended the official VESSS opening ceremony. Rosemary Baize of the NASA Science Directorate shared some of what she has learned through her career at NASA with the scholars, noting that students must not be afraid to take risks. The students had the opportunity to ask questions, and were eager to learn how Baize found her way to her current position. The scholars also heard from Hampton University Professor William Moore on how his background in geophysics led him to study planetary science, and discussed the possible existence of unknown exoplanets in the solar system.
Positions for the week were announced for each group. See below for the full roster for each group:
Positions for the week were announced for each group. See below for the full roster for each group:
The newly announced Mission Managers. From left: Grace Calkins, Arian Azizi, Kush Pandit, Abhishek Gupta
Atmosphere - from left: Raven Dodson, Andre Cumberland, Brock Ferraro, Grace Calkins, Andrew Fazekas, Alex Murphy Front Row from Left: Colten Derr, Taylor Tobey, Ashwin Sivakumar, Jason Ashely | Mission Manager - Grace Calkins Deputy Mission Manager - Raven Dodson Compliance Analyst - Taylor Tobey Contamination Analyst - Alex Murphy Cost Budget Analyst - Jason Ashley Impact Analyst - Ashwin Sivakumar Instrument Analyst - Andre Cumberland Mission Assurance Analyst - Brock Ferraro Power Analyst - Colten Derr Safety Analyst - Andrew Fazekas |
Mission Manager - Arian Azizi Deputy Mission Manager - Arjun Iyer Compliance Analyst - Chloe Blount Contamination and Safety Analyst - Fizzah Shakih Cost Budget Analyst - Ali Khalid Impact Analyst - Jasmyn Noel Instrument Analyst - Grace Breiner Mission Assurance Analyst - Emily Xu Power Analyst - Vivek Thallam | Biosphere - from left: Vivek Thallam, Arjun Iyer, Ali Khalid, Chloe Blount, Arian Azizi, Fizzah Shakih, Jasmyn Noel, Grace Breiner, Emily Xu |
Hydrosphere - from left: Nisan Shrestha, Rosemary Morataya, Keerthi Puvvada, Virginia Moore, Kush Pandit, Katt Napora, Griffin McAvoy, Sean Gatewood, Bruce Barbour | Mission Manager - Kush Pandit Deputy Mission Manager - Rosemary Morataya Compliance Analyst - Katt Napora Contamination Analyst - Bruce Barbour Cost Budget Analyst - Nisan Shrestha Impact and Assurance Analyst - Virginia Moore Instrument Analyst - Sean Gatewood Power Analyst - Keerthi Puvvada Safety Analyst - Griffin McAvoy |
Mission Manager - Abhishek Gupta Deputy Mission Manager - Kelly Hogan Compliance Analyst - Cherry Wang Contamination and Safety Analyst - Morgan Re Cost Budget Analyst - Chris Martin Impact Analyst - Jessica Zohlen Instrument Analyst - Jack Craddock Mission Assurance Analyst - Lindsey Goes Power Analyst - Jake Carroll | Lithosphere - from left: Jake Carroll, Cherry Wang, Jessica Zohlen, Chris Martin, Lindsey Goes, Kelly Hogan, Morgan Re, Abhishek Gupta, Jack Craddock |
Today, students are working on defining their mission goals and meeting with the NASA scientists and industry experts that will mentor them for the week.