Vanesa Gomez Gonzalez

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Vanesa Gomez-Gonzalez
Born
Madrid, Spain
Alma materUniversidad Politecnica de Madrid (BSc), International Space University (MSc)
Known forhuman exploration on Mars
Scientific career
Fieldscomputer science, space science
Websitewww.vanesagomezgonzalez.com

Vanesa Gomez Gonzalez is a Spanish software engineer[1][2] who has worked for NASA[3] since 2013. During her NASA career, she has worked at Ames Research Center and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on projects involving air traffic simulations, quantum computing, robotics, and bioinformatics.[4][5]

Education[edit]

Gomez Gonzalez earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid and a master’s degree[6] in space studies from the International Space University in France.

She worked on developing the batch and sequencing process of commands for an academic NASA Mars Rover. She was a MarsWithoutBorders and Mars-X project team member.[7]

Career[edit]

Gomez Gonzalez has participated in several space-themed studies, such as undergoing 6G forces in a centrifuge at the National Aerospace Training and Research Center in Southampton, Penn.[3] She also served as a control subject for spatial awareness investigations in connection with space station research.[8]

In 2023, she was a Human Exploration Research Analog[9][10] (HERA)[11][12] crew member for a 45 day mission. HERA enables researchers to study how crew members adjust to isolation, confinement, and remote conditions on Earth before NASA sends astronauts on deep-space missions. To help researchers learn about crew behaviors, the crew carries out various science and maintenance tasks inside HERA, such as analyzing rock samples in a glovebox and testing augmented reality capabilities. Crew members also face the challenge of increasing communication delays with mission control as they approach Phobos.[3]

Personal life[edit]

Gomez Gonzalez is originally from Madrid. She is a private pilot and a certified rescue scuba diver, and also volunteers at Humane Society and mentors young engineers.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Vanesa Gomez-Gonzalez". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  2. ^ a b Asri, Lucía El (2017-07-05). "La ingeniera española en la NASA que jubilará a los controladores aéreos (y taxistas)". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  3. ^ a b c Mars, Kelli (2022-12-20). "NASA Selects Final Crew for Campaign 6 of Simulated Trip to Mars Moon". NASA. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  4. ^ Pariset, Eloise; Bertucci, Antonella; Petay, Margaux; Malkani, Sherina; Lopez Macha, Alejandra; Paulino Lima, Ivan G.; Gomez Gonzalez, Vanesa; Tin, Antony S.; Tang, Jonathan; Plante, Ianik; Cekanaviciute, Egle; Vazquez, Marcelo; Costes, Sylvain V. (2020-12-08). "DNA Damage Baseline Predicts Resilience to Space Radiation and Radiotherapy". Cell Reports. 33 (10): 108434. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108434. ISSN 2211-1247. PMC 7784531.
  5. ^ "Siglo XX".
  6. ^ Vanesa Gomez Gonzalez (MSc13), Paris Marathoner, retrieved 2023-06-28
  7. ^ "MarsWithoutBorder, Vanesa Gomez Gonzalez on Mars-X, ISU, 3D holograpic Astronaut". BlogTalkRadio. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  8. ^ "NASA's Curiosity Rover Team Today Features Women". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  9. ^ Mars, Kelli (2016-05-12). "HERA - Human Exploration Research Analog". NASA. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  10. ^ What's it like living in space ... on Earth? We take a look inside NASA's HERA module., retrieved 2023-06-28
  11. ^ Mars, Kelli (2022-09-30). "Houston, Do You Copy? HERA Crew Navigates Communication Delays". NASA. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  12. ^ Mars, Kelli (2022-10-19). "Handle With Care: HERA Crew Member Inspects Samples". NASA. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
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