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Science, Exploration and the Human Experience. Dr. Darlene S. Lim is a research scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley, and the Deputy Project Scientist and Science Operations Lead for NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) Lunar Mission. The VIPER lunar rover mission is a mobile robot that will go to the South Pole of the Moon to get a close-up view of the location and concentration of water ice that could eventually be harvested to sustain human exploration on the Moon, Mars — and beyond. VIPER represents the first resource mapping mission on another celestial body and presents a unique operational paradigm within the history of robotic spaceflight. Throughout her career, Darlene has led several NASA-funded programs that have been focused on blending field science research with the development of capabilities and concepts for future human-robotic spaceflight to the Moon and Mars. These research activities have taken her around the world, from pole to pole, land to sea, and to many lakes in between, where she has studied life in extreme environments, the way people conduct science, and how they need to be supported in their work of discovery and exploration. At the center of each of these endeavors is the human - the person who must interact with others, with technology, and with the environment of interest, to apply the scientific method towards the accrual and expansion of knowledge about the planet that we live on and beyond. Darlene has been working with teams of scientists and engineers from a variety of disciplines to hone her understanding of the process by which their interactions and research needs can be supported and enabled under intense operational conditions such as those associated with Moon and Mars exploration. Darlene’s presentation will take the audience through the arc of her research over the past two decades culminating in her on-going work with the NASA VIPER lunar rover mission.
Document ID
20220015934
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Darlene Sze Shien Lim
(Ames Research Center Mountain View, California, United States)
Date Acquired
October 23, 2022
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: Resilience Symposium: In Awe of Space
Location: New York, NY
Country: US
Start Date: December 14, 2022
End Date: December 15, 2022
Sponsors: Columbia University
Funding Number(s)
WBS: 971200.05.11.01.03
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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