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A Malaysian, Florence Tan from Muar, Johor, has been appointed Deputy Chief Technologist on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
For context, the Chief Technologist is probably the most senior expertise place at NASA.
Tan has labored with NASA for a few years and has been in control of designing rovers and spaceships.
She had participated within the Cassini mission (Saturn), within the Mars Curiosity Rover and the Dragonfly mission, amongst others.
We’ve seen Mars rover touchdown {hardware} on the bottom, as within the case of Opportunity’s warmth defend (left), and from house, like @MarsCuriosity‘s parachute (proper). But that is the primary time it has been noticed by helicopter! https://t.co/XMocS59vka https://t.co/gp9zOuUQwg pic.twitter.com/JgJL1BAl5w
— NASA Mars (@NASAMars) April 27, 2022
Lori Glaze, Director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division, has introduced that the Dragonfly mission will launch in 2027 however will get to Titan in 2033/34, about 3 years *earlier* than initially deliberate.
A shorter cruise means extra energy for science at Titan! pic.twitter.com/5HF3Ueg5fJ
— Paul Byrne (@ThePlanetaryMan) July 28, 2021
Her newest achievement was shared on social media by Richard Ker, Chief Marketing Officer of drone firm Aerodyne Malaysia.
He wrote on Twitter, narrating Tan’s story from a humble starting in Malaysia to learning within the United States after which working with NASA.
Ker mentioned her achievement would encourage the youthful era in our nation.
She’s @NASA’s Deputy Chief Technologist.
She builds superior tools for NASA’s spacecrafts and rovers.
She’s a Malaysian 🇲🇾 from Johor and now primarily based at NASA Headquarters in USA 🇺🇸.
Introducing Florence Tan and that is her story. 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/N56R8zanc8
— Richard Ker (@richardker) April 29, 2022
Inspired By American Science Fiction
Tan wished to be a professor as a toddler, however after watching the sci-fi TV collection Star Trek, she determined to turn out to be an aerospace engineer.
She left Malaysia on the age of 18 to check within the United States till she obtained a grasp’s and a doctorate in electrical engineering.
Tan labored as an intern on the Goddard Space Flight Center, considered one of NASA’s major analysis centres, in 1985 after which formally turned a full-time worker of the centre after graduating in 1986.
Attending CUBESAT Developers Workshop as a Gold Sponsor from ARDC at Cal Poly. First time in over a decade. Grown quite a bit on numbers and complexity of spacecraft. Electronics development key. Florence Tan, NASA is keynote speaker. pic.twitter.com/5Wdb79CTVS
— Science Bob McGwier (@BobMcGwier_N4HY) April 26, 2022
Homecoming
Ker revealed that she is predicted to return to Malaysia within the second half of this yr.
Chen Weimin is married and has two youngsters. Although she has been away from Malaysia for a very long time, she nonetheless speaks fluent Mandarin.
Spirit Of 1Malaysia
Ker’s tweet has been reposted and commented on by many netizens.
Netizens have left feedback praising Tan’s excellent achievements, which is the delight of Malaysia and the Muar folks.
Some netizens hope that the Malaysian authorities may recruit Tan and arrange an area company just like NASA in Malaysia.
Others famous that she is an alumni of Kuantan MRSM (MARA Boarding School) which has produced some notable graduates.
Kuantan MRSM has each motive to rejoice its alumna Florence Tan the NASA engineer.
While we rejoice success, we should not give prominence, idolise or give house to folks of questionable integrity, similar to we query those that rejoice or put bosskur on a pedestal. https://t.co/TCR6ynXvTR
— Esham Salam (@lordofkendal) April 30, 2022
Chasing The NASA Dream
In 2020, a 20-year-old Malaysian, Azhar Ali, stole the limelight when he tweeted that he obtained a scholarship from NASA.
He claimed that NASA named him as considered one of their Citizen Scientists for scoring within the prime 1% of their Artemis Student Challenge Programme.
NASA’s citizen science initiatives are collaborations between scientists and members of the general public.
Even Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who was prime minister at the moment, congratulated him for the achievement.
It was a short-lived pleasure for the nation when Azhar mentioned he was a rip-off sufferer.
READ MORE: [UPDATED] 20YO M’sian NASA Scholarship Recipient Said He Could Be A Scam Victim
memang nama NASA memang senang eh guna utk faux information or rip-off or what folks name “fake it till you make it” and now know know, satu Malaysia dah kena kencing dengan Azhar Ali termasuk PM 😂 https://t.co/jE2BrdzQ6N
— Mohd Fazlie 杰立 (@xoxofazlie) May 2, 2020
So it is a rip-off too? So really what occurred to @NASA web site did somebody invaded the server and sh*t and put Azhar Ali on it pic.twitter.com/Bpud0IiQJc
— Bukan DS akaun (@azedijahat) May 3, 2020
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