NASA’s expert in exploration architectures discusses how the agency stays on track to take humans farther into deep space through reviews such as the Architecture Concept review. HWHAP 366.
Houston, we have a podcast.
Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson space Center, episode 366 Moon to Mars.
Reviewing the Architecture.
I'm Leah Cheshire and I'll be your host today.
On this podcast, we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers and astronauts, all to let you know what's going on in the world of human spaceflight and more.
Back in episode 297, we talked with Deputy Associate Administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Kathy Kerner, about NASA's goals of returning to the moon with the Artemis program, establishing an ongoing lunar presence and putting the first first human boot prints on Mars.
Those plans undergo periodic reviews to ensure the agency remains on track and can be refined for taking humans farther into deep space.
One of those reviews, known as the Architecture Concept Review, took place this fall.
Joining me to talk about the latest discussions is Najoud Mehransi, who oversees the annual Architecture Concept Review cycle.
Najood is the Deputy Associate Administrator for the Strategy and Architecture Office in the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate for NASA Headquarters.
She serves as the agency expert in exploration architectures, guiding technical aspects of agency decisions about exploration, element level performance and functionality, which will have decades long implications for agency goals and international and commercial partnerships.
Let's get started.
T minus 5 Second County, Houston we have a podcast.
Well, hey Najud, thank you so much for joining us today on Houston, we have a podcast.
Thank you.
Glad to be here.
I want to get started with figuring out a little bit more about you and your journey to NASA.
So break it down for us.
What did the start of your NASA experience look like?
How did you get involved, all that stuff?