Jennifer Heldmann
Planetary scientist at NASA | Researching the question: Are we alone?
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Jennifer Heldmann leads robotic and human exploration of the solar system at NASA, focused on answering one question: Are we alone? Her work combines planetary science with mission planning for future space exploration. Jennifer's talks take audiences behind the scenes of how NASA plans missions to find signs of life beyond Earth.
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SpaceX's supersized Starship rocket -- and the future of galactic exploration
SpaceX's Starship launch vehicle has the potential to explore the solar system in a bold, new -- and supersized -- way. Planetary scientist Jennifer Heldmann talks about how reusable, large-scale spacecraft like Starship could help humanity achieve its next galactic leaps and usher in a new era of space exploration, from investigating the solar system's many ocean worlds to launching bigger telescopes that can see deeper into the universe.
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