Susan Spencer
NASA systems engineer
From lunar models to flight hardware
A childhood fascination with Apollo becomes a career designing and preparing hardware for Space Shuttle missions.
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An ambition made tangible
This NASA profile follows Susan Horn Spencer from building model lunar landers as a child to working on real spaceflight equipment. Ahead of STS-108, she reflects on helping design, manufacture and test a lightweight carrier for experiments aboard the Shuttle.
Engineering through collaboration
The account emphasizes coordination across five NASA centers and the work required to prepare the carrier for its first flight. It also describes the team's plans to evaluate its performance after returning to Earth and identify improvements for future missions.
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