National Geographic Live: Tracy Drain at Fred Kavli Theatre

The JUNO mission is one of NASA’s most groundbreaking projects to date. The JUNO spacecraft, created by some of the most brilliant minds on earth, traveled through space for 11 years to arrive at the largest planet in the Solar System, Jupiter. The mission had many components: planning, execution, launch, etc. Many space fanatics are eager to know more about what happened behind the scenes. That’s why Deputy Chief Engineer Tracy Drain will share juicy details on Fred Kavli Theatre’s special edition of the National Geographic Live Series. Apart from the JUNO mission, Drain has also worked on other monumental projects, such as Kepler Space Telescope, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and the Psyche mission, which studies the largest asteroid in the Solar System. Drain is currently working on another project, the Europa Clipper mission, which is set to launch an orbiter to Jupiter’s moon by 2024.

A NASA engineer since 2000, Tracy Drain has an infectious passion and love for engineering. She also enjoys sharing this passion with the public. That’s why apart from her fantastic gig at NASA, Drain is also a much-beloved public speaker, and her engagements have been attended by science enthusiasts from all over the world. Mainly, she aims to inspire young girls to pursue a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) career. In 2017, Drain spoke at Sundance Festival about women in engineering and films. The same year, Drain appeared in Tedx Talk at the ArtCentre College of Design.

See the National Geographic Live featuring Tracy Drain at the Fred Kavli Theatre on Friday, 27th January 2023! Tickets are now available!