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Watch Dr. Ellen Ochoa, Ph.D., the first Latina astronaut and the current Deputy Director of NASA Johnson Space Center discuss her experiences during four space shuttle missions. She gives us an insiders view of life as an astronaut; from traveling at speeds over 17,000 miles per hour, watching instant sunrises, photographing the earth, living without gravity and performing experiments and space walks.

Watch Elizabeth Donley, Ph.D., an atomic physicist, share how she works as an atomic clock expert in the Time and Frequency Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Denver, Colorado. Her work at NIST helps support innovation for the US government and the tech industry. Atomic clocks are the most accurate way to measure time, so be sure to watch her video to learn how and why. She encourages any girl who loves physics to consider it as a career, and hopes more women will join her in the exciting work physicists get to do.

Watch Grace Wolf Chase, Ph.D., Astronomer at Adler Planetarium and Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago, discuss her very cool career of studying planets, stars and outer space. We learn why her favorite star is “Antares” and how childhood visits to New York’s Museum of Natural History and watching “Star Trek”, sparked a lifelong passion for space research. She shares how anyone at home or in school can join the Milky Way Project online and help other scientists inspect amazingly beautiful infrared telescope images.