Credits: NASA: Heather Brown
NASA’s Sound Bites video series celebrates members of our workforce and shares their diverse experiences and insights. On this episode, we meet one of NASA’s Modern History Makers Kamana Katiyar.
NASA was the ultimate aspiration for Kamana Katiyar. From the time she was a child, she was intrigued by her father’s work as an engineer and dreamed of following in his footsteps. With resilience and adaptability learned from her mother, Katiyar made her dreams a reality, beginning an engineering career at NASA supporting various aeronautics and spaceflight test facilities.
Today, she helps manage labs and facilities the agency uses to prepare for missions such as Artemis and Quesst. In her free time, Katiyar loves photography, skydiving, scuba diving, and traveling. Watch to hear more of her story, including her advice for youth and favorite Indian dish to recommend.
NASA is in a Golden Era of aeronautics and space exploration. In partnership with commercial and private businesses, NASA is currently making history with significant missions such as Artemis, X-57 Maxwell, and X-59 Quesst. The NASA’s Modern History Makers series highlights members of NASA Glenn’s workforce who make these remarkable missions possible.
