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hi I'm NASA Kennedy's Isabelle Kennedy

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Kennedy Space Center scientist Gioia

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Massa was among 18 NASA engineers and

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researchers who received the

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presidential Early Career Award for

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scientists and engineers Massa along

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with nearly 300 other federal

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researchers received her award during a

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ceremony on July 25th in Washington DC

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Massa who earned her PhD in plant

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biology from Penn State University is

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the lead researcher for the veggie plant

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growth system that is in use on the

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International Space Station her work

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includes studying the perfect conditions

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for plant growth in space and what

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species grow most effectively Kennedy's

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exploration research and Technology

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programs hosted a two-day workshop

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focusing on robotics and automation and

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space crop production participants from

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around the world and members of NASA

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industry academia and other government

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agencies met to share their knowledge

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topics discussed focused on plant growth

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technologies planting and transplanting

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crops food safety and more keynote

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speakers and representatives from

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different organizations presented

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high-level overviews of their focus

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areas afterwards

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attendees toured the center's food

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production research labs and engaged in

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more in-depth discussions and remember

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spaceport magazine digs deeper inside

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