Season 1, Episode 1

What does it take to become a flight systems engineer?

Tracy Drain shares her journey from childhood fascination with space to working on groundbreaking missions like the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Kepler, and now on the exciting new Europe Clipper!

Tracy talks about the importance of mentors and encourages young people to pursue their dreams in STEM. She also highlights the diverse range of skills and backgrounds needed to work in the space industry.

I Was Born is a collaboration between LabX and The Science and Entertainment Exchange highlighting the lives of all different kinds of scientists.

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@labxnas Our first episode of I Was Born is now LIVE on YouTube! Here’s a little snippet from Tracy Drain (she’s THAT engineer on the Europa clipper) Watch the full episode on our channel 🚀 I Was Born is a joint program LabX and our friends at The Science and Entertainment Exchange highlighting the lives of science practioners across different fields 🧬 #life #science #iwasborn #pasadena #europa #jupiter #space #astronomy #engineer #stem #stemtok #stemlife #inspire ♬ original sound - LabX
@labxnas Shoutout to all the moms who love lighting ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ watch our first episode of #IWasBorn on #youtube and see how Tracy Drain went from being fascinated by lighting to being an engineer on the Europa clipper! #life #science #iwasborn #pasadena #europa #jupiter #space #astronomy #engineer #engineering #stemtok #stemlife #fyp #fypシ ♬ original sound - LabX
@labxnas “These are the voyages of Star Trek Enterprise” 🚀 watch our full episode with Tracy Drain at our link to see her take creative imagination to new heights working on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter 🛰️ #IWasBorn #life #science #space #mars #engineering #engine #satellite #image #marsphotos #nasa #orbit #womeninstem #stem #astronomy #sciencetok ♬ original sound - LabX
@labxnas Don’t miss our inagural episode of #IWasBorn with Tracy Drain - if you’ve heard about the recent #europaclipper, you’ll want to watch this 🚀 check it out at our link in bio! #life #science #space #mars #engineering #engine #satellite #astronomy #womeninstem #logic ♬ original sound - LabX
@labxnas Did you also have 3837428193 different career ideas when you were a kid? Which ones stuck with you? Watch our full episode with Tracy Drain to see her path to becoming a space engineer! #IWasBorn #europaclipper #life #scienceismagic #space #science #stem #womeninstem #grad #grandma #outfit #astro #mars #engineering #satellite #marsphotos ♬ original sound - LabX

And of course, everyone loved her

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