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Exploring the Solar System Through Robotic Missions: An Interview with Betina Pavri

December 06, 2023 • Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom

An interview with Betina Pavri, Senior Principal Engineer at the Paiahu-Robinson Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington. Betina is supporting the development of high-temperature superconducting magnet technologies for space applications.

Prior to moving to New Zealand, Betina has had a long and illustrious career at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory where she worked on many pioneering planetary missions including the Magellan mission to Venus, the Mars reconnaissance orbiter, the asteroid Dawn mission, and aspects of the Curiosity Mars rover mission as a spacecraft integration and operations engineer and manager.

Bettina holds a BA and BS degrees in Physics, Engineering, and Applied Science, and a Masters in Geological Sciences.

Resources
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Magellan Mission to Venus
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Dawn Asteriods Mission
Mars Curiosity Rover Mission and image data
Video: Seven Minutes of Terror: The Challenges of Getting to Mars

Robinson Research Institute and Internship Programme
NASA Education Programmes
European Space Agency Education Programmes

Hosted by: Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, Co-Founder and CEO, SpaceBase
Music: reCreation by airtone (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons (3.0)

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