What: The monthly Launch Pad Lecture at the New Mexico Museum of Space History will feature Lockheed Martin Associate Fellow Sara A. Kerner who will be presenting “Systems Engineering for Space Missions.” Kerner will be providing an overview of different space missions and how engineers build systems for space-based observation and exploration. Kerner will be appearing via Zoom.

Friday, October 6, 2023, at 9:00 am.

New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, NM. Take the elevator up to the second floor!

The event is free and open to the public. Coffee and donuts are compliments of the International Space Hall of Fame Foundation.

About Sara A. Kerner

Ms. Sara Kerner is a Principal Software Engineer and Associate Fellow at Lockheed Martin.  She has 30 years’ experience developing software systems for satellites, surface ships, and submarine programs.  Her expertise is focused in software architectures, software systems engineering, data processing and advanced algorithms.  Significant contributions to satellite systems specifically include end-to-end software system architectures, space and ground data processing chain architectures, and advanced data processing algorithms and solutions.  Ms. Kerner has supported satellite launches and operational programs including serving as the Satellite Operations Manager during Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) launch and early orbit testing.  Ms. Kerner holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics with a concentration in Software Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Stout and is a member of the Society of Women Engineers.

The next Launch Pad Lecture will be held on Friday, November 3. The speaker will be Michael Shinabery, Museum Education Director. His topic will “ISS: 25th Anniversary.”

About the New Mexico Museum of Space History: www.nmspacemuseum.org

The New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo is a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. A Smithsonian Affiliate, the museum showcases the significant role New Mexico has played in the development of the U.S. Space Program and features the International Space Hall of Fame, and New Horizons Dome Theater.