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Science & Breakthroughs

From Suriname to Space: Rohit Goeptar Shares His Journey to NASA

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From Suriname to Space: Rohit Goeptar Shares His Journey to NASA

Rohit Goeptar, an electromagnetic/radio frequency analyst with NASA’s Launch Services Program at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, reviews a radio frequency link budget analysis for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from his office. Goeptar is among the engineers and technicians sworn in as new NASA civil servants as part of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the civil servants ranks.NASA/Amanda Griffin Rohit G

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