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Michelle Munk is a seasoned aerospace professional with extensive experience at NASA, currently serving as the Acting Chief Architect for the Space Technology Mission Directorate since May 2017. In this role, Michelle Munk functions as a senior strategist and advisor to align NASA's Space Technology investments with upcoming mission architectures. Additionally, Michelle Munk has held significant positions such as System Capability Lead for Entry, Descent and Landing, coordinating investment strategies and leading multi-Center teams to ensure the necessary skills and tools are maintained for future missions. Michelle Munk also serves as a Principal Investigator for the SCALPSS program at NASA Langley Research Center, advocating for technology initiatives for lunar missions, and previously contributed as the STMD Principal Technologist for EDL and as the Assistant Project Manager for the Mars Science Laboratory's MEDLI suite. Michelle Munk earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1991.
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For more than 60 years, NASA has been breaking barriers to achieve the seemingly impossible—from walking on the Moon to pushing the boundaries of human spaceflight farther than ever before. We work in space and around the world in laboratories and wind tunnels, on airfields and in control rooms to explore some of life’s fundamental mysteries: What’s out there in space? How do we get there? And what can we learn that will make life better here on Earth?