Sponsor: IEEE Region 6
Speaker: Sonja Dillard of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Meeting Date: 12 Jul 2023
Time: 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM
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Reservations: IEEE
Summary:
After over 50 years, we are finally going back to the moon like never before. This time we are going to stay! Join us for this virtual webinar as NASA Engineer, Sonya Dillard takes you on a journey back to the moon aboard the Space Launch System (SLS), NASA’s largest rocket in history.

Bio: Sonja Dillard Employed by NASA for 33 years, Sonya Dillard is an ambassador for both Space and IEEE. Dillard holds a
BS in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University and an MS in Project Management at Florida
Institute of Technology.

Dillard currently supports the Human Landing System (HLS), aboard the Space Launch System (SLS)
Artemis Missions, which will launch the first woman and the first person of color to the moon. As the
Planetary Protection and Orbital Debris Discipline Team Lead for NASA/MSFC, she helps to ensure that
safety requirements are valid, verified and give strict limitations on contamination.