The Mars Rover Perseverance will lift off July 17th, on a 6-month journey to the Red Planet. Once there, it will gather geological samples u whether there was ever life on Mars. Sue & Vanessa talk with Christina Hernandez, a Mars Rover systems engineer preparing the Perseverance for its long journey. Listen to fascinating insights about this historic mission, the life of a female Hispanic rocket scientist, and what the future of space exploration holds for us all. It's a conversation that's truly out of this world!

Find Christina Online:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hernandezcd90/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/estrellasycafe?lang=en
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/estrellasycafe/

Find NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Online:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jet-propulsion-laboratory/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NASAJPL
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/NASAJPL/

Mars Rover 2020:
Twitter: @NASAPersevere
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nasa_persevere/

Referenced:
To Be Taught, If Fortunate, by Becky Chambers: In her new novella, Sunday Times best-selling author Becky Chambers imagines a future in which, instead of terraforming planets to sustain human life, explorers of the solar system instead transform themselves.

We Get Real AF Podcast Credits:
Producers & Hosts: Vanessa Alava & Sue Robinson
Vanessa AlavaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessahalava/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vanessahalava/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/vanessahalava

Sue RobinsonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-robinson-29025623/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/memyselfandfinds/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sociallysue_

Audio Producer/Editor: Sam Mclean
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcleansounds/
Audio Music Track Title: Beatles Unite
Artist: Rachel K. Collier
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiHnYgtOn8u9YovYplMeXcw
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelkcollier/
Website: https://www.rachelkcollier.com

Intro Voice-Over Artist: Veronica Horta
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicahorta/
Cover Artwork Photo Credit: Elice Moore

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WeGRAF on LinkedIN: @wegetrealaf

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