VIPER Team
Meet the VIPER Team
Daniel Andrews
Daniel Andrews is the project manager for NASA’s planned Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) as Ames Research Center in…
Bill Bluethmann
Education: University of Kansas, doctorate degree in mechanical engineeringHometown: Arvada, ColoradoWhat inspired you to join NASA? At the time I…
Lyndon Bridgwater
Education: University of Houston, bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineeringHometown: Houston, TexasWhat inspired you to join NASA? Meeting an astronaut in second grade.Favorite beverage,…
Janine Captain
Education: Georgia Tech, doctorate degree in chemistryHometown: Milwaukee, WisconsinWhat inspired you to join NASA? I had no idea I would one day work…
Anthony Colaprete
Education: University of Colorado, doctorate degree in astrophysical, planetary, and atmospheric scienceHometown: Boulder, ColoradoWhat inspired you to join NASA? My…
Richard Elphic
Education: University of California, Los Angeles, doctorate degree in geophysics and space physicsHometown: Redlands, CaliforniaWhat inspired you to join NASA?…
Terry Fong
Education: Carnegie Mellon University, doctorate degree in roboticsHometown: Chicago, IllinoisWhat inspired you to join NASA? I’ve always been a huge…
Mercedes Herreras Martinez
Education: Arizona State University, master’s degree in aerospace engineeringHometown: Barcelona, SpainWhat inspired you to join NASA? Since a very early…
David Petri
Education: Stanford University, master’s degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineeringHometown: Mt. Prospect, IllinoisWhat inspired you to join NASA? When I…
Jacqueline Quinn
Education: University of Central Florida, doctorate degree in environmental engineeringHometown: Atlanta, GeorgiaWhat inspired you to join NASA? My family inspired…
Jay Trimble
Education: University of Southern California, master’s degree in computer scienceHometown: Berkeley, CaliforniaWhat inspired you to join NASA? The Apollo Moon…
Ryan Vaughan
Education: University of Southern California, master’s degree in astronautical engineeringHometown: San Francisco Bay Area, CaliforniaWhat inspired you to join NASA?…
Sarah Noble
< Back to Program Officers List Sarah Noble is a Program Scientist in the Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters.…