Luna Smith’s Post

An incredible thank you to AROSE, Arizona State University, Michael Fogg, Dann Garcia, and Sheri Klug Boonstra for the opportunity to participate in the inaugural AROSE Milo Mission Academy for Australia/New Zealand. Over the past three months, I have been on an enlightening journey, and yesterday, we delivered our final presentation to Michelle Keegan from AROSE and ASU, receiving high praise for the quality of our work. The program aimed to educate future Australian aerospace innovators about the NASA mission lifecycle through an intensive 12-week lecture series with esteemed guests from NASA and ASU affiliates. Our sessions covered a wide range of topics, including team culture from "How NASA Builds Teams," mission planning using JMARS, transforming ideas into mission plans, risk management, and systems engineering. We also explored science traceability matrices to map scientific goals to mission requirements. We had the privilege of learning from outstanding professionals such as Sheri Klug Boonstra, Orlando Figueroa, Dr. Jim Rice, Scott Dickenshied, Phil Christensen, Dr. Jim Bell, Richard Warwick, David Thomas, Mehul Patel, and Dr. Craig Hardgrove. These experts brought incredible skills and experiences ranging from Mars mission engineering, space education and outreach, planetary geology, mission operations, and more. As the sole electrical engineer on my team, I dedicated countless hours each week to researching and creating subassemblies for power generation, storage, and distribution. This hands-on experience taught me about many things, including proper electrical isolation and grounding for spacecraft. I also achieved all skill modules, earning badges in Teaming, Requirements, Systems, Project Management, Risks, and Heat Transfer. I am incredibly grateful to my teammates for their support and collaboration: Aidan Kynn, Jessica Ovens, Philipp Zanon, Sepehr Saryazdi, Steven Ayles, Jessica Sylvia Clement, Matthew Kolb, Logan Mazur, Aishwarya Rao-Nandkumar, Lucy Clowes, Alice Dohet, Charlie Flockart, Harshita Yadav, and Bethany Burgess. Their dedication was truly inspiring. This journey has been an extraordinary experience of growth and learning, and I am excited to apply these skills to future endeavours in the aerospace field. Additionally, I am keen to bring these new skills to the Swinburne Rover Team, where I look forward to contributing to our upcoming projects as Team Lead. Thank you to Swinburne University of Technology and Rebecca Allen for sponsoring my place in this academy, and thank you AROSE and Arizona State University, for this incredible opportunity! #AROSE #MiloMissionAcademy #SpaceExploration #ElectricalEngineering #Teamwork #LearningJourney #AerospaceEngineering #FutureMissions #SwinburneRoverTeam

Hope everyone is doing ok in the lead up to the final assessment period! I'm looking forward to working with all the amazing people on the rover team from last year, as well as training and teaching all the newbies! If you're looking to get hands on as an engineer, business student, or social media manager, this community will welcome you with open arms. No matter what course you're studying, if you want to get involved, send me a message! Don't miss out on this awesome opportunity.

I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Team Lead at Swinburne Rover Team! 🎉🎉🎉 I'm looking forward to helping others develop their technical/leadership skills and give future teams a strong foundation to work from.

Exciting Times Ahead for Australia's Space Industry! The fact that this will be Australia's first-ever private orbital rocket launch is a historic moment. The strategic location of the spaceport near the equator will provide efficiency boosts for launching satellites into low Earth orbit. And the innovative hybrid rocket technology being developed by Gilmour Space Technologies is a testament to Australia's technical prowess in sustainable space exploration. The Bowen Orbital Spaceport extend beyond just satellite launches too. The vision to develop larger Eris launch vehicles for human spaceflight and exploration is truly inspiring. I can't wait to see what the future holds for the Australian space industry as this spaceport takes flight! #AustraliaInSpace #BowendOrbitalSpaceport

🚀 Exciting News! 🚀 I'm thrilled to share that I've been selected for the prestigious Milo Mission Academy, thanks to the generous support of Rebecca Allen and the Swinburne Space Technology and Industry Institute! This groundbreaking program, in collaboration with Arizona State University’s Milo Space Science Institute and AROSE, and endorsed by Australian Space Agency, offers a unique chance to delve deep into the intricacies of space exploration. Through the Milo Mission Academy, I'll have the opportunity to gain invaluable insights into space mission protocols, procedures, and practices, all while collaborating with fellow enthusiasts in the fields of science, engineering, and professional development. This esteemed program is designed to provide participants with hands-on experience and practical skills essential for success in the dynamic world of space. I'm truly honored and excited to embark on this journey of growth and exploration, and I look forward to sharing my progress with you all. Stay tuned for updates tagged with #MiloMissionAcademyAUS! A heartfelt thank you to the Swinburne Space Technology and Industry Institute and the Milo Mission Academy Team for this incredible opportunity! 🌌✨ #MiloMissionAcademy #SpaceExploration #ProfessionalGrowth #STEM #Excited

Excited to be part of the team!

India Trip Post 2 India Trip Post 1 link: https://lnkd.in/gj93tWjv On the trip, I was the project lead for an I.T. technical audit of all the schools we visited, technical repair and maintenance, and the Solar Lanterns, which I co-led with (Jae) Jenna F.. We were able to donate 13 Solar Lanterns to schools in Mangrul and Pal in collaboration with the Reach 4 Your Future Foundation, allowing students in the area to continue their studies during the wet season, when power is frequently lost. During the trip, the team realised that it was extremely difficult to quantify the impact we were having, and for one reason. Our most significant impact during workshops, interactions outside of workshops, and even small interactions with locals was not the laptops, lanterns, or technical skills we left with the schools. Although these will make a significant difference, the key to our impact was connecting, sharing experiences, motivating, and showing students that they can make a difference and that things can change. As a result, I am extremely grateful that Harry and Sweeny were along for the ride. While we were in India, these two were filming every workshop, interaction, and meeting for a documentary. I believe that our true impact will be demonstrated not by our report, but rather by their documentary, which captured the massive smiles and wide eyes of all the students and teachers with whom we interacted and taught. I hope to be able to share our report and documentary with you soon, but in the meantime, please read an article put together by Swinburne Student Life. Thank you for publishing this. https://lnkd.in/gJsTVUwy #technology #ICT4SI #opportunity #experience #swinburne #india #swinburneuniversity