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Women are becoming a driving force in our
understanding of the universe, and have increasingly

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taken on leading roles in its exploration.

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Dava Newman is the Deputy Administrator of
NASA, and second in charge of America’s

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space program, she provides leadership, planning,
and policy direction for NASA programs and

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functions.

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Before working at NASA, Dava was a professor
at MIT, perfecting new state-of-the-art space