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Aubrie O’Rourke, a project scientist at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, is a member of the Crop Production team at the Florida spaceport. One key project on which she is working involves the building and deploying of an automatic genomic sequencer for spaceflight applications. The capability will allow NASA to conduct fundamental research as well as microbial monitoring of water and foods systems off-planet and at remote locations on Earth. Credits: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Researcher’s Path to NASA Leads to New Space Crop Technology

by SpaceRef EditorAugust 21, 2023July 15, 2024

How’s this for a career path: California to Hawaii, to Saudi Arabia, back to California – and finally – to Florida. Meet Aubrie O’Rourke, a project scientist within the Exploration […]