Local resident, Angela Ortiz Pichardo, is headed to Space Center Houston – NASA after accepting a new Trainer/Educator and Bilingual Translator position.
A Devine Alumni, Pichardo has been an Aviation/Aerospace teacher for approximately 30 years at area schools, and her love for science and space started right here in what’s now Devine Intermediate School.
Space Center Houston NASA is projecting to go Global, Pichardo explained, and she is excited to hopefully assist in the first implementation in Venice, Italy, as this location is being considered to be an extension for Space Exploration and Education.
Pichardo says her middle school Science teacher Mr. Browning is one of the people who inspired her love of space exploration.
“I didn’t know about NASA until Middle School,” Pichardo said. “I just loved everything about Rockets and Jet Propulsion, and the spark was ignited. What inspires me about Space is the endless Possibilities that are here for Everyone — Infinity!!”
That year, she helped build a solar oven for her science project.
“Mr. Browning shared a small book on Science Experiments and my dad helped me build the oven,” Pichardo said with a smile. “We cooked Hot Dogs on it!”
Pichardo says she loves to share that story with her students about how…
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