Cafe Con Pam Podcast

Listeners, we're back this week with Katheryn Vasquez.In just 4 short weeks, (August 29th) NASA will be launching the test rocket that will soon take humans back to the Moon and then on to Mars: Artemis 1. One of the key engineers on the project is Katheryn Vasquez. Katheryn helps manage the project office that will ensure a steady supply of cargo, experiments, and other station supplies to the lunar station that will orbit the Moon once the rocket proves successful. Born in Miami, Florida, Katheryn is bilingual and uses her position as an engineer at NASA to inspire the next generation of Latinx engineers, scientists and astronauts.During this episode we talked about:03:40 - Going back to USA in middle school07:21 - Deciding to go to college07:46 - Driving force12:20 - Struggle through college15:12 - Her interest in space18:12 - Navigating engineering as a woman19:18 - Being underrepresented in college20:12 - Being vocal22:46 - How she got into Judo30:05 - How she started working at NASA32:11 - Don’t shy awa