used to sell figs on the streets of Peru and now works for NASA

used to sell figs on the streets of Peru and now works for NASA

The south americanwhich is part of the Artemis Programcontributed in dialogue with an agency that “We are preparing to support the next generation of explorers so that when we send the first woman and the first person of color to the Moon, they can have access to communication resources, making sure they are always connected to Earth”.

Avalos-Warren emigrated to USA with his family, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Virginia Tech, and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Rice University.

On February 1, 2003, Avalos-Warren He witnessed on television the accident of the space shuttle Columbia, where the seven crew members died.

“It was one of the first images that connected me to aerospace engineering,” he told the agency. “At the time I was waiting for his return, unfortunately, there was a tragedy and we lost seven astronauts.”

“I realized that I wanted to work for the POTto be one of the people who helps this not to happen again”.

As manned spaceflight mission manager, the work of Avalos-Warren is to manage the global network of ground stations and relay satellites, so that astronauts stay in contact with Earth.

Since 2009, the Peruvian has led more than 20 NASA missionsincluding that of SpaceX for the first manned flight, in May 2020.

Source: Ambito

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