The moment has come! I am officially a student at Wellesley College working toward my undergraduate degree, which will be in microbiology and/or astrophysics. I have started a new chapter in my life towards my goal to become a scientist and my dreams of becoming a NASA astronaut and the first ... READ MORE»
Swellesley Report: Mars astronaut hopeful stationed on planet Wellesley for now
It's been an amazing orientation week at my new home Wellesley College, and I have had so much fun sharing it with everyone online. It was wonderful to have a popular local Wellesley news blog contact me to write an article about my outreach work and astronaut dreams to share with the town ... READ MORE»
Speaking at Space Camp: Coming Home
It was a great honor to be invited to speak at Space Camp. I shared my new talk titled "The Mars Generation: It's Our Time" with approximately 1,000 campers these past two weeks. I talked to 4 large groups of kids and they all had great questions. What was really great was that I was at Space Camp ... READ MORE»
Speaking at Space Camp: It’s Happening!
I have exciting news that some of you may already be aware of as you follow my social media channels. I am at Space Camp for the next two weeks! This was an unexpected and very welcome addition to my summer schedule. I was not even aware of this until a week ago because I was away at Russian ... READ MORE»
Welcome New Maker Astronaut Cady Coleman
Last week the Makers website launched a new Maker, Astronaut Cady Coleman. Cady joins Makers Astronauts: Ellen Ochoa, Mae Jemison, Julie Payette and Eileen Collins. It was such an honor to be asked if I would like to be featured on the Makers.com blog in an interview titled "Get to know Astronaut ... READ MORE»
Dicov’Her Story of An Aspiring Astronaut
I was featured on this wonderful blog Discov'Her on July 13, 2015! The blog showcases women making science happen and is an outreach effort by L'Oreal-Unesco For Women In Science Initiative. I really like the work that the L'Oreal Foundation does for women in science and feel honored to be ... READ MORE»
Makers.com Article| Get to Know Astronaut Abby
Makers.com is a website that I have admired for some time. It was a pleasure to be asked for an interview for their "Get to Know" blog series to compliment the launch of the Maker videos for the new Maker Astronaut Cady Coleman who is such an amazing role model. You can join the conversation about ... READ MORE»
Space Girls Space Women European Exhibition: Thumbs UP I’m IN
Wow! What an honor to be a part of the Space Girls Space Women Exhibition. The exhibit is an effort of SIPA Press in partnership with ESA (European Space Agency). SIPA Press worked with female reporters over the past few years to meet and share the stories of "the girls who have their heads in the ... READ MORE»
I’ve Been Picked as One of the Top 25 Women Who Rock Social Media!
I have some exciting news! I'm on the 2014 list of 25 Women Who Rock Social Media! It's pretty amazing that I was included on the same list as so many brilliant women, such as Beverly Jackson (@bevjack), Jeanette Gibson (@jeanetteg) and Michelle Killebrew (@shellkillebrew). It means a lot that my ... READ MORE»
The Weather Channel Interviews Me About EFT-1 Orion [Video]
The morning of the EFT-1 Orion Launch (December 4, 2014) I was interviewed by Al Roker and Stephanie Abrams of "Wake Up With Al" on the Weather Channel. They asked me a lot of questions about the first Orion launch and my exciting opportunity to be behind the scenes c0-hosting a live broadcast with ... READ MORE»
