Aracely Quispe Neira Explained

Aracely Quispe Neira
Birth Name:Irma Aracely Quispe Neira
Birth Place:18 August 1982, Marripón, Motupe, Lambayeque, Peru
Nationality:Peruvian and American
Fields:Astronautical engineering, Aerospace engineering, Planetary science, Geospatial intelligence
Workplaces:NASA, STScI
Alma Mater:Prince George's Community College
Capitol Technology University
University of Maryland, College Park

Irma Aracely Quispe Neira (born 1982; known as Aracely Quispe) is a Peruvian-American senior astronautical engineer,[1] NASA scientist, academic and researcher.[2] [3] She is known as the first Latin-American woman[4] to lead three successful NASA missions in the United States:[5] [6] [7] Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM),[8] the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO),[9] and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).[10] [11] Quispe has been a senior flight operations and systems engineer of the successful James Webb Space Telescope launching.[12] She is an official speaker at the NASA and the United States Department of State, professor at Capitol Technology University,[13] and STEM educator.

On April 12, 2023, she received from the Peruvian State the rank of Commander in Order of Merit for Distinguished Services.

Early life and education

Irma Aracely Quispe was born in Marripón,[14] a rural community in the Motupe District of Lambayeque, northern Peru, where there was no electricity.[15] Her mother Irma Neira Samame[16] [17] was an educator.[18] [19] Her interest in space and science began, when she was six years old and saw Apollo 11 Mission's broadcast[20] and Neil Armstrong walking on the Moon, which made her want to work at NASA.

In high school, Quispe began to practice shotokan karate, and obtained a black belt, while being a teenager. She became part of national team and competed in regional and international tournaments, traveling throughout South America and the United States.[21]

Quispe graduated with a degree on Computer Science and Systems Engineering and at the age of 21 she moved to the United States, applying for a permanent residence due to "extraordinary ability”.She enrolled at Space and Electrical Technology Engineering at Prince George's Community College in Maryland.[22] An adviser at school suggested that to get into NASA, she had to continue her studies on Astronautical or Aerospace Engineering. Quispe followed the advice and transferred to the Capitol Technology University (CapTechU) to study Astronautics and specialize in construction, operation and monitoring of spacecraft.

As one of the best students at CapTechU, in 2011 Quispe did her internship at NASA[23] in the Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM), starting as a Test Engineer, and later becoming Systems Engineer. After finishing the internship, Aracely won a scholarship to do a master's degree with a thesis on the melting of Quelccaya glacier in Cusco, Peru, using NASA satellite images. She has seven academic degrees, including a master's degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Capitol Technology University,[24] an honorary Master's degree in Geospatial Intelligence from the University of Maryland and an honorary Doctorate of Science[25] from Capitol Technology University focused on an investigation of communications security in GPS Satellites from malicious attacks.[26]

Career at NASA

In 2011, Quispe applied for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission at the NASA Aerospace agency. She joined the LRO mission at the Goddard Space Flight Center as a systems engineer and in 2014 rose to team leader and the spaceflight operations leader.[27]

In 2016, she entered the James Webb Space Telescope program, in which 17 countries and more than 3,000 scientists have collaborated.[28] [29]

Since 2014 she has headed the following missions: the Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM), the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) that was launched into space in 2021 to replace the Hubble Space Telescope.

Quispe is a senior astronautical engineer, a leader in Space and Flight Operations at NASA,[30] a senior flight systems operations engineer on the James Webb Telescope project and was part of the team that put it into orbit in 2021 to study the formation of galaxies.[31] [32]

Currently she is an official speaker for the NASA and the United States Department of State.[33]

As a researcher Quispe investigated the deglaciation of the Andean snow-capped mountains in Cusco area of Peru through high-resolution satellite images. Her study contributed to raising awareness of deglaciation and its effects on global warming. An assistantship was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for this scientist's research while she was earning a master's degree in Astronautical Engineering.

STEM activism

In 2014, Quispe started a personal project, AQN (from her name initials Aracely Quispe Neira),[34] [35] that promotes science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs among women and young people in Latin America.[36] The initiative aims to provide Hispanic girls opportunities to pursue technology studies and succeed in professions including education, research, and innovation. With the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs support, Quispe participated in international forums to increase Latin American student interest in aerospace industry.

In 2019, she launched and personally funded a project in her native Lambayeque. She visited 20 national schools and brought together nearly 3,500 high school students to motivate them undertake scientific research projects.[37] She also visited Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Washington St. Francis International (Maryland), Archbishop Carroll (District of Columbia) and St. Anthony (District of Columbia). The same year, Quispe participated in the Hay Festival Arequipa, where she brought together almost 1,000 young people to her presentations.

For her STEM work, the House of Representatives and Department of State honored her in 2019. In 2023 Forbes Peru named her "One of the 50 most powerful women in Peru in 2023".[38]

Awards and honors

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-08-29 . Así se vivió el Foro Forbes Mujeres Poderosas Perú 2023 . 2023-11-03 . Forbes México . es-MX.
  2. Web site: 2015-09-15 . GMS: Supermoon Eclipse 2015 Live Shots Interviews And B-roll . 2022-07-12 . svs.gsfc.nasa.gov . en.
  3. Web site: Aracely Quispe: de un pueblo sin luz en Perú a comandar 3 misiones en la NASA . 2022-07-12 . CNN . es.
  4. Web site: El cielo es el límite . 2022-09-30 . www.americatv.com.pe.
  5. Web site: Post . Mexico Daily . 2019-12-14 . Aracely Quispe, first Latina woman to command three missions in NASA . 2022-07-12 . The Mazatlan Post . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2022-03-08 . Día Internacional de la Mujer: 10 icónicas mujeres que marcaron la historia del Perú . 2022-07-12 . infobae . es-ES.
  7. Web site: 2020-01-06 . 'El éxito no es suerte': líder latinoamericana dentro de la Nasa . 2022-07-12 . El Tiempo . spanish.
  8. Web site: NASA y la peruana Aracely Quispe harán historia con el lanzamiento del Telescopio James Webb . 2022-07-12 . infobae . es-ES.
  9. Web site: 2021-12-25 . Arriba Perú! Científica peruana coordinó exitoso lanzamiento de telescopio de la NASA . 2022-07-12 . Ojo . es.
  10. Web site: 2019-12-03 . Aracely Quispe, primera mujer latina en comandar tres misiones en la Nasa . 2022-07-12 . RCN Radio . es.
  11. Web site: 2019-11-07 . Aracely Quispe, la ingeniera peruana que llegó a la NASA . 2022-07-12 . Caretas . es .
  12. Web site: Lettl . Dana . 2022-03-08 . From Peru to NASA: A story that inspires . 2022-07-12 . Earth Day . en.
  13. Web site: Aracely Quispe in conversation with Saúl Pérez Montaño . 2022-07-12 . Hay Festival . en.
  14. Web site: "No creo en la suerte, uno es el propio arquitecto de su vida" . 2024-02-10 . BBVA Aprendemos Juntos 2030 . es-ES.
  15. News: Aracely Quispe, la peruana que nació en un pueblo sin electricidad y ahora es ingeniera de la NASA . es . BBC News Mundo . 2022-07-12.
  16. Web site: Vivanco . Miguel . 2019-08-22 . Ingeniera peruana de la NASA impulsa programa STEM .
  17. Web site: Imbaquingo . Olga . 2022-10-07 . Aracely Quispe Neira y su viaje desde Perú a la NASA . 2023-11-03 . El Tiempo Latino . es.
  18. Web site: Ella es Aracely Quispe, la peruana parte del equipo de la NASA a cargo del telescopio James Webb . 2022-07-12 . elperuano.pe . es.
  19. Web site: 2022-06-23 . La inspiradora historia de Aracely Quispe, la ingeniera peruana que triunfa en la NASA . 2022-07-12 . larepublica.pe . es.
  20. Web site: 2022-07-24 . Aracely Quispe, ingeniera peruana que triunfa en la NASA, recibe reconocimiento en Estados Unidos . 2022-09-30 . larepublica.pe . es.
  21. Web site: 2019-08-01 . Aracely Quispe, ingeniera de la NASA: "Nací en el campo y sin tener nada pude avanzar" . 2022-07-12 . Peru21 . es.
  22. Web site: Pacheco . Andrea . 2019-12-21 . Aracely Quispe, la primera mujer latina en comandar tres misiones espaciales de la NASA . 2022-07-12 . Azteca America . es . 2022-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007124033/https://aztecaamerica.com/2019/12/21/aracely-quispe-la-primera-mujer-latina-en-comandar-tres-misiones-espaciales-de-la-nasa/ . dead .
  23. Web site: Aracely Quispe: ingeniera que nació en un pueblo sin luz de Lambayeque lanzará telescopio de la NASA . 2022-07-12 . elpopular.pe . es.
  24. Web site: From Peru to NASA: A young scientist's journey . 2022-07-12 . www.captechu.edu . en.
  25. Web site: Peru-born engineer belongs to team putting NASA's James Webb telescope into orbit . 2022-07-12 . andina.pe . es.
  26. Web site: Rosa Ávalos and Aracely Quispe, Peruvian engineers at NASA . https://web.archive.org/web/20200614102638/https://pe.usembassy.gov/es/rosa-avalos-y-aracely-quispe-ingenieras-peruanas-en-la-nasa/ . 2020-06-14.
  27. Web site: Gaines Buchler . Emily . 2022-06-13 . Baltimore Scientists Unveil the Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope . 2024-01-05 . Baltimore Magazine . en-US.
  28. Web site: Aracely Quispe: el orgullo y liderazgo de la peruana que conquistó la NASA . 2022-07-12 . andina.pe . es.
  29. Web site: 2022-07-14 . Aracely Quispe, una peruana clave para el telescopio James Webb tecnologia . 2022-09-27 . El Comercio Perú . es.
  30. Web site: 2022-07-15 . Ingeniera peruana de la NASA explica cuál es la misión del telescopio James Webb Video . 2023-11-03 . CNN . es.
  31. Web site: 2019-11-17 . Aracely Quispe, la peruana que trabaja en la NASA, cuenta cómo llegó a la meca de la comunidad astronómica . 2022-07-12 . El Comercio Perú . es.
  32. News: Webb telescope is already challenging what astronomers thought they knew . en-US . Washington Post . 2022-09-27 . 0190-8286.
  33. Web site: Conoce a la primera latinoamericana en completar 3 misiones para la NASA . 2022-07-12 . Univision . spanish.
  34. Web site: 2019-11-19 . La peruana que desde la NASA inspira a los jóvenes a superarse . 2022-09-27 . Encuentro . es.
  35. Web site: Aracely Quispe, la peruana que comandó tres misiones importantes de la NASA: "Mis pilares son mi abuelita y mi mamá" . 2022-09-27 . infobae . es-ES.
  36. Web site: 2021-12-23 . Ingeniera peruana supervisará el lanzamiento del telescopio James Webb de la NASA . 2022-09-27 . RPP . es.
  37. Web site: Aracely Quispe, la peruana que hizo historia con el telescopio James Webb, que hoy comenzó a mandar imágenes del espacio exterior . 2022-09-27 . infobae . es-ES.
  38. Web site: 2023-08-16 . Las 50 mujeres más poderosas de Perú en 2023 Aracely Quispe Neyra . 2024-01-05 . Forbes Perú . es.
  39. Web site: CONDECORARÁN A PERUANAS QUE TRABAJAN EN LA NASA . 2022-07-12 . www2.congreso.gob.pe.
  40. Web site: Condecoración. señor De Sipán. Científica Motupana Que Trabaja en la NASA . 2022-07-12 . www.regionlambayeque.gob.pe.
  41. Web site: 2017-07-18 . Dos científicos peruanos de la NASA participarán en las celebraciones de independencia en Washington DC. . 2022-07-12 . NuestraGenteDigital.com . es.
  42. Web site: AQN . 2023-11-03 . en-US.
  43. Web site: Peruana Aracely Quispe, conoce a la primera mujer latina en comandar tres exitosas misiones de la NASA . 2022-07-12 . infobae . es-ES.
  44. Web site: 2022-07-24 . Aracely Quispe, ingeniera peruana que triunfa en la NASA, recibe reconocimiento en Estados Unidos . 2022-09-27 . larepublica.pe . es.
  45. Web site: Aracely Quispe, ingeniera peruana en la NASA, recibe reconocimiento del Senado de EE.UU. . 2022-09-27 . andina.pe . es.
  46. Web site: Aracely Quispe, ingeniera peruana en la NASA, recibe reconocimiento del Senado de EE.UU. . 2022-09-27 . elperuano.pe . es.
  47. Web site: Condecoran a ingeniera peruana de la NASA con Orden al Mérito por Servicios Distinguidos . 2023-11-03 . elperuano.pe . es.
  48. Web site: Condecoran con la Orden al Mérito por Servicios Distinguidos a destacada peruana Aracely Quispe Neira . 2023-11-03 . www.gob.pe . es-pe.
  49. Web site: Ingeniera peruana de la NASA es condecorada con Orden al Mérito por Servicios Distinguidos . 2023-11-03 . canaln.pe.
  50. News: 2023-07-02 . NASA premia a la peruana Aracely Quispe y al equipo de vuelo del telescopio espacial James Webb . es-PE . El Comercio . 2023-11-03 . 1605-3052.

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