De Hatillo a Marte -- Una tica que conquistó su sueño especial | Sandra Cauffman | TEDxPuraVidaJoven

www.tedxpvjoven.ideasenaccion.com This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Mrs. Cauffman is currently the Deputy Project Manager for the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) Mission, which a NASA mission launched to the red planet on November of 2013. The satellite is due to arrive at Mars on September 22, 2014. Past positions included Assistant Director for Flight Projects Directorate at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Deputy Project Manager for the GOES-R (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) Program. Mrs. Cauffman has been awarded the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal and the NASA Exceptional Leadership Medal. She is also four times recipient of the NASA Acquisition Improvement Award. She received a B.S. in Physics, a B.S in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering, all from George Mason University. Mrs. Cauffman was born in Costa Rica and is fluent in Spanish. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)