Catherine Koerner
@Cathy_Koerner
Deputy associate administrator for Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, former @NASA_Orion program manager and flight director, wife and mom.
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Ganymede, the largest of Jupiterβs moons, is larger than the planet Mercury and holds vast oceans of water beneath an icy crust. Thanks to the #JunoMission , scientists have now observed mineral salts and organic compounds on Ganymedeβs surface.
Honoured to host leaders from NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate - Jim Free, Catherine Koerner, Patrick Morris, Kathryn Hambleton, and from the Office of International and Interagency Relations, Dennis McSweeney, and (not in pic) U.S. Embassy Australia's Jake Thomases.
From solar-powered ion propulsion to burgeoning nuclear propulsion development efforts, the legacy and future of deep space exploration relies on bold innovation and continued NASA Technology investments that propel us further into the unknown.
#OSIRISREx asteroid samples show evidence of both carbon and water. This discovery may help us understand the origins of these materials on Earth and affirms the importance of scientific exploration throughout the solar system. #ToBennuAndBack
Learn more: go.nasa.gov/46wMDxq
The Mars Ascent Vehicle team (MAV) is hard at work helping NASA prepare to launch the first rocket from the Red Planet. The Martian samples MAV collects will provide new information about Mars to support getting humans there β and beyond! #MarsForward #MoonToMars
It's National Comic Day! Check out this comic done by a student in Texas showing the NASA Artemis mission's journey to the Moon, including sending science data back to Earth!
Want to draw your own? Download the comic here in English or Spanish here: go.nasa.gov/3ZpLhBE