Propulsion in Space While Moving Forward on Earth With Naia Butler-Craig

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Naia Butler-Craig is a NASA space technology graduate research fellow and a PhD student at the Georgia Institute of Technology, focusing on electric propulsion. She’s not only involved in gateway Artemis projects, but as a self-proclaimed thrill-seeker, aspires to be an astronaut.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Beginning at the age of 13, she’s been on a journey to become an aerospace engineer.  Since then, she has been honored with many accolades, including the 2020 Modern Day Technology Leader Award, Black Engineer of the Year. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode Naia talks about her journey in the space industry, her research, the importance of the smallsat renaissance, and the importance of tackling racism in STEM.</span></p>