VIPER Team
Meet the VIPER Team
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Daniel Andrews
Daniel Andrews is the project manager for NASA’s planned Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) as Ames Research Center in…
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Bill Bluethmann
Education: University of Kansas, doctorate degree in mechanical engineeringHometown: Arvada, ColoradoWhat inspired you to join NASA? At the time I…
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Lyndon Bridgwater
Education: University of Houston, bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineeringHometown: Houston, TexasWhat inspired you to join NASA? Meeting an astronaut in second grade.Favorite beverage,…
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Janine Captain
Education: Georgia Tech, doctorate degree in chemistryHometown: Milwaukee, WisconsinWhat inspired you to join NASA? I had no idea I would one day work…
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Anthony Colaprete
Education: University of Colorado, doctorate degree in astrophysical, planetary, and atmospheric scienceHometown: Boulder, ColoradoWhat inspired you to join NASA? My…
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Richard Elphic
Education: University of California, Los Angeles, doctorate degree in geophysics and space physicsHometown: Redlands, CaliforniaWhat inspired you to join NASA?…
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Terry Fong
Education: Carnegie Mellon University, doctorate degree in roboticsHometown: Chicago, IllinoisWhat inspired you to join NASA? I’ve always been a huge…
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Mercedes Herreras Martinez
Education: Arizona State University, master’s degree in aerospace engineeringHometown: Barcelona, SpainWhat inspired you to join NASA? Since a very early…
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David Petri
Education: Stanford University, master’s degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineeringHometown: Mt. Prospect, IllinoisWhat inspired you to join NASA? When I…
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Jacqueline Quinn
Education: University of Central Florida, doctorate degree in environmental engineeringHometown: Atlanta, GeorgiaWhat inspired you to join NASA? My family inspired…
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Jay Trimble
Education: University of Southern California, master’s degree in computer scienceHometown: Berkeley, CaliforniaWhat inspired you to join NASA? The Apollo Moon…
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Ryan Vaughan
Education: University of Southern California, master’s degree in astronautical engineeringHometown: San Francisco Bay Area, CaliforniaWhat inspired you to join NASA?…
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Sarah Noble
< Back to Program Officers List Sarah Noble is a Program Scientist in the Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters.…