She Came to the US to Study With Only $300 in Her Pocket — Now She’s a NASA Director For the Mars Rover

Judy Cole:

For a little girl growing up in Colombia in the 1980s, a science career with NASA may have seemed about as likely as setting foot on a faraway planet. These days, however, Diana Trujillo is an aerospace engineer.

In fact, she leads a 45-person team at the NASA laboratory that’s responsible for the robotic arm of the latest Mars rover.