Karen Moore shares her story on how her 2018 internship at NASA’s Langley Research Center allowed her to support the Minority University Research and Education Project for American Indian and Alaskan Native STEM Engagement (MAIANSE). The NASA Office of Education’s MAIANSE initiative supports tribal colleges or universities with career development and internship opportunities.
Learn more about MAIANSE by visiting https://www.nasa.gov/education/maianse.
Kody Ensley works at Johnson Space Center as a software engineer for the Robotics Systems Technology Branch of NASA’s Software, Robotics, and Simulation Division. He works to develop software for Robonaut 2, the humanoid robot currently residing aboard the International Space Station. Ensley is a graduate of Salish Kootenai College in Pablo Montana, where he completed a four-year pilot program in computer engineering for Native American students, which was established through coordination with JSC employees. Ensley completed two internships at JSC and held a co-op position before being hired by the Robotics Systems Technology Branch in July 2012.
Raquel Redhouse is a mechanical engineer working in the Systems Definition & Communications Branch at NASA’s Glenn Research Center. She supports the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) Program Requirements Management Office (RMO). The RMO is responsible for the development, maintenance, and tracking of the Orion system and interface requirements. She is an active member of Glenn’s Advisory Group for Native Americans and the President of the local Lake Erie Professional Chapter of the American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES).