8 Jun 2021

The public is encouraged to join a new virtual speaker series called “Getting to Know Goddard” and learn what happens at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. “Innovation for Exploration” is the title of the next virtual session on Thursday, June 17, 2021, from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT.  It features experts from NASA Goddard who will explain a mission life cycle. And will also share how NASA develops technologies to enable cutting-edge scientific discoveries.

At Goddard, the life cycle of a project or mission begins and ends with science. We start with the big science questions we want answered, determine what technology is needed to accomplish our objectives and gather the most innovative minds to transform ideas into reality. However, the more we explore, the more innovation and technological advancements are needed to unlock the secrets of our universe and answer the next big science question that awaits us. Goddard experts will discuss these processes and more.

 Speakers: 

·       Dr. Joanne “Joe” Hill-Kittle, Deputy Director of Engineering and Technology

·       Julie Crooke, Deputy Chief Technologist

·       Christy Hansen, Flight Projects Directorate Chief of Staff

·       Nidhin Babu, Deputy Project Manager, Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD)

The session will be broadcast and available for free to the public at: https://video.ibm.com/channel/nasa-gsfc

For more information about the LCRD visit: https://www.nasa.gov/lasercomms

If you would like to request an accommodation (e.g., sign language interpreter, captioning service, reader services, etc.) to participate in this program,  please contact Disability Program Manager, Merechia Davis, in the Goddard Equal Opportunity Programs Office at (301) 286-0561 or merechia.n.davis@nasa.gov.

The Getting to Know Goddard speaker series was created to introduce the work being done at Goddard to the public. If you would like to join our mailing list to receive notifications about events like Getting to Know Goddard, please join our mailing list at https://nvite.jsc.nasa.gov/RSVP/?id=8gkce.

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"Innovation for Exploration” is the title of the next virtual Getting to Know Goddard session on Thursday, June 17, 2021.