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Tierra Guinn Fletcher

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1
Helping to develop NASA's space launch system, Fletcher is the youngest member of which team?
Structural Components and Applications Team
Architechtural Mechanics Team
Engine Section Task Leading Team
Design and Engineering Team
2
Tiera and her partners are responsible for...
building the engine
the lower section of the aircraft
making landing gear
the upper stage of the aircraft
3
Which of these awards has Tiera not received?
International Award of Merit in Structural Engineering
Albert G. Hill Prize
Good Housekeeping's Awesome Woman Award
Most Promising Engineer - Industry Award
4
Tiera Guinn Fletcher's career has just begun. Who inspires her?
her middle school science teacher
her husband
her faith
her parents
5
Her first two years at MIT, Tiera did research on what two concepts?
design optimization of aircraft, network analysis
programming aircraft, finance
structural engineering, network analysis
systems engineering, innovation
6
How old was Tiera when she became a rocket engineer at NASA?
24
26
23
22
7
What is the purpose of the Space Launch System?
send humans to Mars
launch a new space station
launch a program to colonize Earth's Moon
create more cost-effective ways for space discovery
8
Starting from a young age, what role did Tiera's parents play in making her into the woman she is today?
they brought her to space museums so she could learn about astronomy
they taught her to apply mathematical and architectural concepts to life
her dad taught her math application by showing her his job site (construc.)
they taught her how to use telescopes, identify planets, and other skills