NASA Chief Technologist Praises Kennedy Advances

“A heat shield partially made from Martian or lunar soil, lighting that lets plants grow in space and specialized containers that keep astronauts from getting infected by biological experiments were some of the ideas shown to NASA’s chief technologist during his two-day visit to laboratories at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Although known for pioneering tools and techniques to prepare payloads and launch spacecraft successfully, the space center and its partner Space Florida also operate labs for scientists performing cutting edge research in other fields. “It’s very exciting to be here at Kennedy Space Center because one of the best parts of my job is thinking about the future,” said Mason Peck, NASA’s chief technologist. “That’s one of the reasons I wanted to do this in the first place.” More