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This is a list of notable [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] scientists involved in the United States Space Program, also known as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ([[NASA]]) and their contributions to said program. This list is not limited to Puerto Ricans born in Puerto Rico, it also includes people of Puerto Rican descent born elsewhere. According to an article written by Margarita Santori Lopez for the official newspaper of the [[University of Puerto Rico]]'s [[Mayagüez]] Campus, "Prensa RUM", as of 2003, of the 114 Hispanics working at NASA [[Goddard Space Flight Center]] in Maryland, 70 were Puerto Ricans or of Puerto Rican descent.<ref name="RUM">{{cite web|url=http://www.uprm.edu/news/articles/as0842003.html |title=Noticias y Eventos |publisher=Uprm.edu |access-date
▲[[File:Joseph Acaba v2.jpg|150px]]<br><small>'''Joseph M. Acaba'''</small>
▲This is a list of notable [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] scientists involved in the United States Space Program, also known as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ([[NASA]]) and their contributions to said program. This list is not limited to Puerto Ricans born in Puerto Rico, it also includes people of Puerto Rican descent born elsewhere. According to an article written by Margarita Santori Lopez for the official newspaper of the [[University of Puerto Rico]]'s [[Mayagüez]] Campus, "Prensa RUM", as of 2003, of the 114 Hispanics working at NASA [[Goddard Space Flight Center]] in Maryland, 70 were Puerto Ricans or of Puerto Rican descent.<ref name="RUM">{{cite web|url=http://www.uprm.edu/news/articles/as0842003.html |title=Noticias y Eventos |publisher=Uprm.edu |date= |accessdate=2015-07-10}}</ref>
Puerto Ricans and people of Puerto Rican descent, both men and women, have reached top positions in NASA, serving in sensitive leadership positions. On May 6, 2004, [[Joseph M. Acaba]] became the first person of Puerto Rican heritage to be named as a NASA astronaut candidate, when he was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Training Group 19.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/preparingtravel/ascan_bio_acaba.html |title=NASA - 2004 Astronaut Class |publisher=Nasa.gov |date=2007-11-30 |accessdate=2015-07-10}}</ref> On an average, only the top 4% of the qualified applicants are selected as finalists, and are invited to the Johnson Space Center in Houston for interviews for a position in the Astronaut Candidate Class. Out of the finalist group, an average of only 0.63% are selected to become an Astronaut Candidate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lk.astronautilus.pl/temp/neo/NASAapplications.png |title=Astronaut Program - Applications |publisher=Lk.astronautilus.pl |accessdate=2015-07-10}}</ref> Other notable individuals who have reached finalist status include: [[Nitza Margarita Cintron]], Astronaut Class 8 (1978),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fuvVfLaR_loC&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=Nitza+Margarita+Cintron&source=bl&ots=5VXTkdaSYm&sig=EudohkXAUm3x15OVP-vq-dx6pFg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KpfjVKDWKpCryQSvs4CgBw&ved=0CE8Q6AEwDDgK#v=onepage&q=Nitza%20Margarita%20Cintron&f=false |title=Hispanic Engineer & IT |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2015-07-10}}</ref> [[#Carlos Ortiz Longo|Carlos Ortiz Longo]], Astronaut Class 16 (1996).,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/candidates/nasa16/english/ortiz-longo_carlos.htm |title=Biographies of Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates: Carlos Ortiz-Longo |publisher=Spacefacts.de |date= |accessdate=2015-07-10}}</ref> [[Enectalí Figueroa-Feliciano]], Astronaut Class 19 (2004) and Class 20 (2009),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/candidates/nasa19/english/figueroa-feliciano_enectali.htm |title=Biographies of Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates: Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano |publisher=Spacefacts.de |date= |accessdate=2015-07-10}}</ref> and Vanessa Aponte Williams, Astronaut Class 20 (2009) and Class 21 (2012).▼
▲Puerto Ricans and people of Puerto Rican descent, both men and women, have reached top positions in NASA, serving in sensitive leadership positions. On May 6, 2004, [[Joseph M. Acaba]] became the first person of Puerto Rican heritage to be named as a NASA astronaut candidate, when he was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Training Group 19.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/preparingtravel/ascan_bio_acaba.html |title=NASA - 2004 Astronaut Class |publisher=Nasa.gov |date=2007-11-30 |
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==[[Joseph M. Acaba]]==
[[File:Joseph Acaba.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Joseph M. Acaba]]
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'''[[Astronaut]]'''.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/acaba-jm.html|title=Astronaut Bio: Joseph Acaba|date=February 2006|publisher=[[NASA|National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]|author=NASA|
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In May 2004 Acaba became the first person of [[Puerto Ricans in the United States|Puerto Rican]] heritage to be named as a NASA astronaut candidate, when he was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Training Group 19.<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/04class.html|title=Astronaut Class of 2004 (Group 19)|publisher=NASA|author=NASA|
</ref> He completed his training on February 10, 2006 and was assigned to [[STS-119]], which flew from March 15 to March 28, 2009 to deliver the final set of [[Photovoltaic array|solar arrays]] to the [[International Space Station]].;<ref name=ConsolidatedLaunch>{{cite web|
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| colspan=6 | || '''306 days 34 minutes''' || '''3''' || '''19 hours 46 minutes'''
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==Roberto Alemán==
'''Electronics Engineer, Aero-Space Technologist'''
Environmental Instruments Director at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. Alemán directs everything that is related to the environmental instruments which the United States provides to the [[European Space Agency]] in order to operate the [[MetOp]], a European satellite that provides environmental information to both Europe and the United States.<ref>[http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:VtuiWMEqZYcJ:fpd.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/FPD_Diversity_Strategy-71707.pdf+Roberto+Aleman+NASA&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&ie=UTF-8
==Vanessa Aponte Williams, Ph.D.==
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'''Electronics Engineer, Aero-Space Technologist'''
Stationed at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland for over 20 years, Rodríguez-Arroyo was the Communications System Lead Engineer for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission (LRO), launched in June 2009 and currently orbiting the
Rodriguez-Arroyo earned his BSEE from the University of Puerto Rico and his MSEE from the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. He was born in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mms.gsfc.nasa.gov/documents/mms_organization_01-20-13.pdf
==Renán Borelli==
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1986-Certification of Recognition (NASA Tech Brief Publication), 1987, 92-Certificate of Recognition (NASA Innovation Disclosure), 1992-NASA Team Excellence Award, 1993-Certificate of Outstanding Performance, 1995, 97-NASA Performance Award.
He is the author and or co-author of over 13 conference papers and NASA formal publications in the areas of cockpit controls and displays, use of stereoscopy in flight displays and pictorial flight displays for situation awareness enhancement.<ref name="LaRC">{{cite web |url=http://oeop.larc.nasa.gov/hep/hep-bios.html |title=Hep@Nasa Larc |publisher=Oeop.larc.nasa.gov |
==Miguel Alvarez Chico==
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'''Chief of Space Medicine and Health Care Systems Office''' at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
In 1979, Cintron was the originator of the Biochemistry Laboratory at the [[Johnson Space Center]]. Cintron also served from (1979–85) as the project scientist for the [[Spacelab|Space Lab 2]] mission which was launched aboard the [[Space Shuttle Challenger]] in 1985. Among the positions held by Cintron in NASA are "Chief of the Biomedical Operations and Research Branch in the Medical Science Division" and "Director for managing the Life Sciences Research Laboratories" in support of medical operations. In 2004 she was named "Chief of NASA's (JSC) Space Medicine and Health Care Systems Office", position which she currently holds.<ref name="Latina">{{cite web|url=http://latinawomen.nasa.gov/hep/lwon/LWONbios/jsc-NMCintron.html |title=Welcome to Latina Women of NASA home page |publisher=Latinawomen.nasa.gov |
In 1978, Dr. Cintron became the first person of Puerto Rican heritage to become a finalist of the NASA Astronaut Selection Program.
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NASA Awards and Recognitions:
"JSC Director's Commendation and Innovation Award", the centers highest award for a civil servant, the "NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement", the highest science honor given by the agency. On October 7, 2004, she was inducted into the Hispanic Engineer's National Achievement Awards Conference (HENAAC) Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame, located in [[Los Angeles, California]], was established in 1998 and recognizes the contributions of [[Hispanic]]s in the fields of science, [[engineer]]ing and [[technology]]. In 2006, she was recognized as one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in the United States by Hispanic magazine.<ref>[http://www.henaac.org/halloffame/inductees.php] {{webarchive
==Gilberto Colón==
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"NASA Headquarters, in [[Washington, D.C.]]"
Del Castillo is the recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) award, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2004/sep/HQ_04308_feature_castillo_prt.htm |title=NASA - NASA Scientist Recognized As Innovator |publisher=Nasa.gov |date=2004-09-22 |
He began working in the Mississippi River plume and in the application of remote sensors to study coastal environments. Del Castillo co-edited with Drs. Richard Miller and Brent McKee, "Remote Sensing of the Coastal Environment," a book which provides extensive insight on [[remote sensing]] of coastal waters from aircraft and space-based platforms
==Lydia Del Rio==
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"Research and Program Management and Center Full Cost Program Analyst" at NASA [[Kennedy Space Center]] in [[Florida]].
Del Rio is responsible for planning and managing R&PM and for evaluating the effectiveness of its program efforts, and for the allocation of resources and funds utilization.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://latinawomen.nasa.gov/hep/lwon/LWONbios/ksc-OLDelRio.html |title=Welcome to Latina Women of NASA home page |publisher=Latinawomen.nasa.gov |date=2001-02-28 |
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For over 40 missions, Dr. Diaz was instrumental in the integration and testing of space flight systems and instruments carried on board Space Shuttle missions. In 1991, Diaz received the Silver Snoopy Award - one of the highest and most prestigious honors bestowed by the NASA's Astronaut Office and flown aboard a Space Shuttle mission, and the NASA Management award in 2017 for sustained and outstanding performance and contributions to the NASA Spaceflight programs
An expert on management systems, Dr. Diaz has delivered exceptional services and advice to institutional and organizational management. Dr Diaz led the successful implementation of the Business Management System associated with all NASA employees for the Kennedy Space Center.<ref>[http://
Dr. Diaz has been recognized for his contributions to increase awareness toward careers in Science, Technology, Math and Science and the impact of science and technology on society.
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"Figueroa is an astrophysicist who pioneered the development position-sensitive detectors and is an expert and researcher on [[dark matter]].<ref name=NOVA>
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{{cite web|
|url=http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0847342
|title=NSF Award #0847342L Increasing the Dark Matter Science Reach of the SuperCDMS Experiment
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|title= Dr. Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano
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Figueroa is also an Assistant Professor of Physics at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] {MIT] and the author of various papers including "Position-sensitive low-temperature detectors".<ref name="RUM"/><ref name="MIT"/> [[astrophysicist]] at [[NASA|the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)]]<ref name="Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano"/>
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[[Image:Orlando Figueroa.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Orlando Figueroa]]
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Former "Director of Solar System Exploration Division and Mars Exploration" and "Director, Applied Engineering & Technology" (as the "Director of Engineering" he managed the full scope of engineering activities at Goddard) at Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.
Headed the cryogenic technology section, played a key role on the Cosmic Background Explorer mission, and managed a Space Shuttle Helium on Orbit Mission. Manager for the Small Explorers (SMEX) project, manager for the Explorers Program, and Director of Systems Technology and Advanced Concept Directorate. On August 1, 2004, was named Deputy Associate Administrator for Programs.<ref name="Mars">{{cite web|url=http://web.mit.edu/mars/Conference_Archives/Marsweek02_Oct/figueroa.htm |title=Mars Week 2001 |publisher=Web.mit.edu |date=1955-09-09 |
NASA Awards and Recognitions:
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NASA Awards and Recognitions:
1993-NASA Exceptional Service Medal, 2002-NASA Medal for Outstanding Leadership, 2004-Inducted to the Ohio Women Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latinawomen.nasa.gov/hep/lwon/LWONbios/grc-OGonzalezSanabria.html |title=Welcome to Latina Women of NASA home page |publisher=Latinawomen.nasa.gov |date=2001-02-28 |
NASA [[Glenn Research Center]] in [[Ohio]]
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"Power Systems Electronics Designer" at [[Goddard Space Flight Center]] in [[Maryland]].
Hernandez-Pellerano designs, builds and tests the electronics that will regulate the solar array power in order to charge the spacecraft battery and distribute power to the different loads or users inside the spacecraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latinawomen.nasa.gov/hep/lwon/LWONbios/gsfc-AHernandez-Pellerano.html |title=Welcome to Latina Women of NASA home page |publisher=Latinawomen.nasa.gov |
NASA Awards and Recognitions:
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2000 - Southern Illinois University Minority Engineering Program Achievement Award.
1998 - The National Technical Association 50 Top Women in the Sciences Award.<ref name="LaRC"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://latinawomen.nasa.gov/hep/lwon/LWONbios/larc-GHernandez.html |title=Welcome to Latina Women of NASA home page |publisher=Latinawomen.nasa.gov |date=2001-02-28 |
==Annie Delgado-Holton==
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Delgado-Holton began her career at NASA Glenn Research Center as an Executive Support Assistant to the Aeronautics Directorate.
She is also a member of LATINA and as a member she advocated for the inclusion of a Hispanic woman into the Ohio's Women's Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://latinawomen.nasa.gov/hep/lwon/LWONbios/grc-ADelgadoHolton.html |title=Welcome to Latina Women of NASA home page |publisher=Latinawomen.nasa.gov |date=2001-02-28 |
==Lucas G. Horta==
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"Information Technology (IT) Specialist" at Glenn Research Center in Ohio.
Part of LaFontaine's job is to assist in the implementation of federal IT mandates. She develops Web-based solutions to address information management needs. LaFontaine developed a dynamic web-based bulletin board called "Today@Glenn" and she created a web site documenting Cultural Change initiatives at Glenn. LaFontaine helped develop a NASA strategic plan for the advancement of Hispanics at the Center.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://latinawomen.nasa.gov/hep/lwon/LWONbios/grc-GLaFontaine.html |title=Welcome to Latina Women of NASA home page |publisher=Latinawomen.nasa.gov |date=2001-02-28 |
==Javier Lecha==
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'''Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Air Transport Pilot, and Flight Instructor.'''
Dr. Carlos R. Ortiz Longo is a retired NASA [[Johnson Space Center]] Engineer, and pilot. His expertise includes Thermal Analysis, Thermal Design, High Speed Atmospheric Thermal Protection Systems, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Behavior of High Temperature Structural Ceramics, Mechanical Testing of Materials, Structural Mechanics, Astronaut Crew Health Care Systems, Rocket Engine Testing, Project Management, and System Management. Dr. Ortiz Longo is currently an Airline Pilot for a major airline.<ref name="NN">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2004/apr/HQ_04141_ortiz_longo.html |title=NASA - Hispanic Engineer Helps Space Station Crews Stay Fit |publisher=Nasa.gov |access-date
Dr. Ortiz Longo reached finalist status in the Astronaut Selection program (top 4% of qualified applicants who are invited to the Johnson Space Center in Houston for final interviews), for Astronaut Candidate Class 16 in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/candidates/nasa16/english/ortiz-longo_carlos.htm|title=Biographies of Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates: Carlos Ortiz-Longo|website=www.spacefacts.de}}</ref>
In 2005, Ortiz Longo was awarded the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal. To be awarded the medal, a NASA employee must make substantial contributions characterized by a substantial and significant improvement in operations, efficiency, service, financial savings, science, or technology which directly contribute to the mission of NASA<ref name="NA">{{cite web|url=http://nasapeople.nasa.gov/awards/nasamedals.htm |title=NASAPeople |publisher=Nasapeople.nasa.gov |access-date
Among his awards, recognitions, and achievements are:
*[[Silver Snoopy Award]], 1991 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sfa.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchForm.cfm|
*Finalist, Astronaut Selection Program, Astronaut Candidate Class 16, 1996
*[[NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal]], 2005
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"Expertise: Flight Simulation" at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia
"Flight Systems and Software Branch" Software manager for the new Cockpit Motion Facility. Martinez's job consists of supporting La RC (Langley Research Center) researcher community with their particular flight research project studies utilizing the La RC simulation facilities. This involves understanding their problem domain, formulating possible solutions, allocating appropriate resources, and ensuring that the results satisfy their researcher's needs.<ref name="LaRC"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://latinawomen.nasa.gov/hep/lwon/LWONbios/larc-DMartinez.html |title=Welcome to Latina Women of NASA home page |publisher=Latinawomen.nasa.gov |date=2001-02-28 |
NASA Superior Awards:
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She is responsible for providing electrical engineering support to Code 870 Space Experiment Module (SEM) program. She also is responsible for the testing of ground and flight hardware. Martinez works with students around the world, helping them with science experiments that will actually ride along on Space Shuttle missions and blast into space.
Martinez was part of the team that launched a rocket from White Sands, New Mexico to gather information on the [[Comet Hale-Bopp|Hale-Bopp Comet]] in 1999. She was featured in the November 2002 issue of Latina magazine.<ref name="WALLPOS">{{cite web |url=http://oeop.larc.nasa.gov/hep/lwon/LWONbios/wff-LMartinez.html |title=Welcome to Latina Women of NASA home page |publisher=Oeop.larc.nasa.gov |date=2001-02-28 |
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NASA Awards and Recognitions:
2005-she was awarded the NASA Acquisition Improvement Award (AIA) the highest agency acquisition award; recognitions from EPA, CSC, government of Puerto Rico, the University of Puerto Rico, and from the Hispanic community in Washington, D.C.. she was also featured in "Tiempo Latino - Washington Post".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://latinawomen.nasa.gov/hep/lwon/LWONbios/hq-LMiranda.html |title=Welcome to Latina Women of NASA home page |publisher=Latinawomen.nasa.gov |date=2001-02-28 |
NASA Headquarters located in Washington, D.C.
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'''Executive Officer for the NASA Chief Scientist'''
Montrosa is responsible for coordinating Science Policy at the Agency at Headquarters located in Washington, D.C. She works with representatives from the NASA research organizations to ensure that the NASA Science Policy is implemented as intended. She is also in charge of developing the NASA implementation to the Federal Policy on Research Misconduct. She works to ensure communication within the Agency research programs and between NASA other Federal Agencies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://latinawomen.nasa.gov/hep/lwon/LWONbios/hq-MMontrosa.html |title=Welcome to Latina Women of NASA home page |publisher=Latinawomen.nasa.gov |date=2001-02-28 |
==Marla E. Perez-Davis==
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===Positions held===
*'''Director of NASA's John H. Glenn Research Center''' (Cleveland, OH) (2016-date)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/bios/perez-davis_bio.html |title=Biography - Dr. Marla E. Pérez-Davis |publisher=nasa.gov |date=2020-01-22 |
*Deputy Director of NASA's Glenn Research Center (Cleveland, OH) (2014-2016)
*Director of the Aeronautics Research Office at NASA's Glenn Research Center (Cleveland, OH) (2010-2014)
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*certified NASA Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Marla E. Perez-Davis holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://latinawomen.nasa.gov/hep/lwon/LWONbios/grc-MPerezDavis.html |title=Welcome to Latina Women of NASA home page |publisher=Latinawomen.nasa.gov |date=2001-02-28 |
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"Research Engineer" at Langley Research Center in [[West Virginia]]
Reaves is responsible for the design of a viable full-scale solar sail and the development and testing of a scale model solar sail. She is also responsible for planning experimental studies to validate analytical techniques and study solar sails dynamics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://latinawomen.nasa.gov/hep/lwon/LWONbios/larc-MReaves.html |title=Welcome to Latina Women of NASA home page |publisher=Latinawomen.nasa.gov |date=2001-02-28 |
==Shayla Rivera==
'''Aerospace Engineer'''
Rivera worked at NASA on the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. She left NASA, after working there for 8 years, on account that she wasn't allowed to place a St. Christopher medallion on the Space Shuttle dash board. Rivera discovered that she had a hidden talent as a comedian and used her experiences to create the hit one-woman show "Rocket Science and Salsa," In 2004, Rivera received the "Mario Moreno Cantinflas Award" presented by the city of Los Angeles in recognition of entertainers who "represent the Latino Community with the same humor as the great Cantinflas did" and for her involvement in the community.<ref>[http://www.latinostandup.com/pages/shriv.html
==[[Miriam Rodon-Naveira]]==
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"Senior Physical Sciences Technical Manager" at [[Dryden Flight Research Center]] located in [[California]]
Rodon-Naveria is responsible for developing, coordinating and maintaining research and educational activities in support of NASA DFRC mission.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://latinawomen.nasa.gov/hep/lwon/LWONbios/dfrc-MRodonNaveira.html |title=Welcome to Latina Women of NASA home page |publisher=Latinawomen.nasa.gov |date=2001-02-28 |
In 1995, she became the first woman minority Branch Chief within the National Exposure Research Laboratory. In 1998, she became the first Hispanic woman to hold the Deputy Directorship for the Environmental Sciences Division within the NERL.<ref name="LaRC"/> Miriam Rodon-Naveria holds a PhD in Biology Aquatic Microbial Ecology.
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"Chief of the Integration Office of the Cape Canaveral Spaceport Management Office"
Rodríguez is responsible for overall integration of CCSMO functions including assuring the effective base operations, maintenance, sustaining engineering, support services for all NASA at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), 49th Space Wing at Cape Canaveral Air Base Station and Patrick Air Force Base which is provided through the Joint Base Operations and Support Contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/support/people/mrodriguez.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031007190946/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/support/people/mrodriguez.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-10-07 |title=Behind the Scenes: People |publisher=Spaceflight.nasa.gov |access-date
NASA Awards and Recognitions:
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After leaving the Engineering Directorate, she became the Instrument Manager for the Advance Baseline Imager for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Program. Currently she is the Solar B Mission Manager and the Geospace Instrument Systems Manager in the Sun Earth Connection Office.
Otilia received her B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, and her M.S. in electrical engineering from the George Washington University, Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://latinawomen.nasa.gov/hep/lwon/LWONbios/gsfc-ORodriguezAlvarez.html |title=Welcome to Latina Women of NASA home page |publisher=Latinawomen.nasa.gov |
==[[Pedro Rodriguez (NASA)|Pedro Rodriguez]]==
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NASA Awards and Recognitions:
[[NASA
Pedro Rodriguez holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2004/04-266.html |title=NASA - Puerto Rico native Pedro Rodriguez named director of major engineering department at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center - Marshall Center Space News Release 04-266 (11-04-04) |publisher=Nasa.gov |date=2008-04-12 |
Rodriguez is the son of the late Puerto Rican salsa singer [[Pellin Rodríguez]].
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'''Miguel Román''', is a research physical scientist with the [[NASA|National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)]]. A major focus of Román's work is the quantification of uncertainty in long-term satellite measurements of the Earth's surface at both moderate and high spatial resolutions. Román has developed a combination of global quality assessment and validation techniques that include visible, near-infrared, and multi-angular imagery and measurements acquired from in-situ and airborne platforms. His efforts to improve narrowband reflectance anisotropy models to estimate the [[Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function]] (BRDF) of land surfaces have led to major advancements in the estimation of terrestrial essential climate variables routinely used to monitor human activity and natural disturbances from satellite platforms. As a lead member of the [[Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer]] (MODIS) and [[Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite ]] (VIIRS) Land Discipline teams, Román's research has enabled scientists to quantify how much of the variations in satellite observations are due to sensor performance, terrain, and/or geometry (view angle) effects; a critical factor when the satellite data are used to drive policy related to [[Climate change|global climate change]]. Most recently, Dr. Román's research has focused on capturing seasonal variations in nighttime lights using measurements from the [[VIIRS]] Day/Night Band on [[Suomi NPP|Suomi-NPP]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/satellite-sees-holiday-lights-brighten-cities/ |title=Satellite Sees Holiday Lights Brighten Cities |date=27 February 2015 |publisher=NASA |
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Roman is the Chief Microbiologist for the Environmental Control and Life Support System project. She determines how microbes will behave under different situations and in different locations, such as the nooks and crannies of the Space Station.
She ensures safe water and air for the crew of the International Space Station.<ref name="Roman">{{cite web |url=http://latinawomen.nasa.gov/hep/lwon/LWONbios/msfc-MRoman.html |title=Welcome to Latina Women of NASA home page |publisher=Latinawomen.nasa.gov |date=2001-02-28 |
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'''Mission Director/Ground System Manager'''
2020–Present; GeoCarb Project: Ground System
2016–2018; Landsat 9 Project: Mission Operations Readiness Manager (MORM)/NASA Ground System Lead
2011–2016; Mars Atmosphere & Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) Mission: Ground System Manager/Mission Director & Mission Ops Contracting Officer Rep
Responsible for the operations of the NASA MAVEN mission as an end-to-end system to ensure that the spacecraft, the instruments, and
2009–2011; 2009–2011; Deputy
2007–2009; Mission Operations Manager - GOES-O Project
▲2005–2007; Program Director of the EDOS Project;
Awards:
* '''2017 Honor Award/Group Achievement Award: MAVEN-Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity-Mars Exploration Rover Curiosity: Relay Test Team'''
* '''2016 NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal'''
* '''2015 NASA Robert H. Goddard Exceptional Achievement for Engineering'''
* Honor Award/Group Achievement Award: The MAVEN Team
* 2007 Engineering Excellence Award: NASA-GSFC Information Systems Division for outstanding leadership and exemplary systems engineering support to the EOS Project.
Originally from Carolina, Carlos attended Colegio Baustista, Escuela Antonia Saez, and Escuela Superior Berwind (Berwind High School). Gomez-Rosa has a degree in electrical engineering (magna cum laude) from the University Of Puerto Rico/Mayaguez Campus and a Master of Science in electrical engineering from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Carlos is now in his
==[[Yajaira Sierra Sastre]]==
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"PhD in nanotechnology from Cornell University", Astronaut applicant
Sierra Sastre was chosen to take part in a new NASA project, called "[[HI-SEAS]]," an [[acronym]] for "Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation," that will help to determine why astronauts don't eat enough, having noted that they get bored with spaceship food and end up with problems like weight loss and lethargy that put their health at risk.<ref name="MCN">{{cite web|url=http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2012/07/10/video-six-person-crew-selected-for-nasa-mars-food-mission/ |title=VIDEO: NASA Mars food mission crew named |publisher=Bigislandvideonews.com |date=2012-07-10 |
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"Space projects formulation Manager" at Goddard Space Center in Maryland.
Román Velázquez is in charge of a group of scientists and engineers who are the developers of the advanced concepts
==[[Felix Soto Toro]]==
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'''Astronaut applicant, Electrical Designs Engineer''' at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Soto reviews, designs, builds, tests and implements engineering designs used in the [[Space Shuttle]] and Payload Operations Development Laboratories. The main project he developed was the Advanced Payload Transfer Measurement System (ASPTMS)(Electronic 3D measuring system), which consists of a simplified, robust, centrally operated and portable system that automatically measures the spherical coordinates offset between the trunnion and their supports during transfer operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scout.wisc.edu/Projects/PastProjects/NH/00-04/00-04-17/0027.html |title=Projects | Internet Scout |publisher=Scout.wisc.edu |access-date
NASA Awards and Recognitions:
Soto Toro was presented with the 2003 "El Premio Coqui" by La Casa de Puerto Rico in Florida, for his outstanding contributions in the field of science. On November 9, of that same year, Soto Toro along with another Puerto Rican Astronaut applicant, Henry Bursian Berríos and [[Ninfa Segarra]], who was the first Hispanic Deputy Mayor of New York City, were named the Grand Marshalls of the Puerto Rican Day Parade held in Palm Bay, Florida.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.obedart.com/brevard.html |
==[[Adolfo Figueroa-Viñas]]==
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Figueroa-Viñas is the first Puerto Rican astrophysicist at NASA working in solar plasma physics. As a senior research scientist he is involved in many NASA missions such as Wind, SOHO, Cluster and MMS projects in which he is the author and co-author of numerous scientific papers in his field.
Figueroa-Viñas has served as Guest Co-Investigator of the International Sun Earth Explorer (ISEE-1) mission and the Voyagers program. He is currently a Co-Investigator in the WIND/SWE experiment of the International Solar Terrestrial Program (ISTP) and the Space Physics Theory Program grant entitled The Role of Turbulence in Heliospheric Plasmas. Figueroa-Viñas has participated in the organizing committee of "La Conferencia Espacial de las Américas" held in Costa Rica, Chile and Uruguay. He is the recipient of the NASA Special Service Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ipb.gsfc.nasa.gov/personnel/vinas.html |title=Home Page - Geospace Physics Laboratory - 673 |publisher=Ipb.gsfc.nasa.gov |access-date
==NASA's Bonzzo Award==
[[File:Charles Scales Art Stephenson John Rivas with NASA's BONZZO Award.jpg|thumb|Charles Scales, Art Stephenson, and John Rivas with NASA's BONZZO Award]]
[[John Rivas]] from
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==See also==
{{Portal|Puerto Rico|Spaceflight|Biography}}
*[[List of Puerto Ricans#Physicians, scientists and
*[[List of Puerto Rican scientists and inventors]]
*[[History of women in Puerto Rico]]
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