Parachute Challenge

Christina Diaz is an aerospace engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. Growing up, her mother and father both encouraged her to pursue her curiosity about science, engineering, and the universe. In 2013, Diaz graduated with a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from California Polytechnic State University, and she began working at NASA’s JPL shortly after. Christina works on the Mars 2020 rover mission, which seeks to discover whether there was life on Mars in the past and if conditions on the planet are appropriate to install a permanent base on its surface. Diaz ensures that the science instruments they send to the Martian surface are designed, built, tested, and operated correctly. This involves collaborating with engineers in her lab and all around the world! When not traveling the world or in the lab, Diaz loves to read, hike, and cook.

Resource: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/people/5/christina-diaz/
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