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'''Michelle Amos''' is an electronics design engineer at [[NASA]]'s [[John F. Kennedy Space Center]].<ref name="NASA 2015">{{cite web | title=Kennedy Biographies | website=NASA | date=April 17, 2015 | url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/biographies/amos.html | access-date=February 8, 2019}}</ref> Amos joined NASA in 1990 as an electronics design engineer.  
'''Michelle Amos''' is an electronics design engineer at NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center.<ref name="NASA 2015">{{cite web | title=Kennedy Biographies | website=NASA | date=April 17, 2015 | url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/biographies/amos.html | access-date=February 8, 2019}}</ref> Amos joined NASA in 1990 as an electronics design engineer.  


== Education ==
== Education ==
Amos graduated from [[Southern University and A&M College]] in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering.<ref name="advocate">{{cite web|last=Robinson|first=Terry|title=Faith Matters: Mormon couple on a mission to share gospel|website=The Advocate|date=2020-09-11|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/faith-matters-mormon-couple-on-a-mission-to-share-gospel/article_ea6bf740-f0a8-11ea-83d2-87c0fe3b5e4c.html|access-date=2025-04-21}}</ref> In 2005, she earned a Master of Science in engineering management from the [[University of Central Florida]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Heiney|first=Anna|date=April 17, 2015|title=Kennedy Biographies|url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/biographies/amos.html|access-date=July 12, 2020|website=NASA}}</ref>
Amos graduated from Southern University and A&M College in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering.<ref name="advocate">{{cite web|last=Robinson|first=Terry|title=Faith Matters: Mormon couple on a mission to share gospel|website=The Advocate|date=2020-09-11|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/faith-matters-mormon-couple-on-a-mission-to-share-gospel/article_ea6bf740-f0a8-11ea-83d2-87c0fe3b5e4c.html|access-date=2025-04-21}}</ref> In 2005, she earned a Master of Science in engineering management from the [[University of Central Florida]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Heiney|first=Anna|date=April 17, 2015|title=Kennedy Biographies|url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/biographies/amos.html|access-date=July 12, 2020|website=NASA}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==


In 2006, Amos was co-chair of the NASA Advanced Range Technology Working Group.<ref name="FT2">{{cite news |title=Space Experts to speak at AFB |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-space-experts/170659279/ |access-date=April 19, 2025 |work=Florida Today |date=June 13, 2006 |page=14}}</ref> Amos designs electrical systems and control equipment in at the [[Kennedy Space Center|Kennedy Space Center's]] Advanced Technology Development Center and worked on a support team for the [[International Space Station]] configuring and documenting its electrical configurations.<ref name="FT">{{cite news |last1=Halvorson |first1=Todd |title=NASA Automates Rocket Safety |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-nasa-rocket-safety-miche/170658967/ |access-date=April 19, 2025 |work=Florida Today |date=June 14, 2006 |page=13}}</ref><ref name="NASA 2004">{{cite web | title=Education, Family Values Inspire NASA Engineer | website=NASA | date=June 16, 2004 | url=https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2004/jun/HQ_04196_minority_feature_amos.html | access-date=February 8, 2019}}</ref> She was the project manager lead for the [[Space Shuttle|shuttle]] transition and retirement activities.<ref name="NASA 2015" /> She was a member of the team that developed the Mars 2020 rover at [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory|JPL]].<ref name="advocate" /> She currently works with the Artemis program, a staffed Moon mission.<ref name="advocate" />
In 2006, Amos was co-chair of the NASA Advanced Range Technology Working Group.<ref name="FT2">{{cite news |title=Space Experts to speak at AFB |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-space-experts/170659279/ |access-date=April 19, 2025 |work=Florida Today |date=June 13, 2006 |page=14}}</ref> Amos designs electrical systems and control equipment in at the Kennedy Space Center's Advanced Technology Development Center and worked on a support team for the International Space Station configuring and documenting its electrical configurations.<ref name="FT">{{cite news |last1=Halvorson |first1=Todd |title=NASA Automates Rocket Safety |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-nasa-rocket-safety-miche/170658967/ |access-date=April 19, 2025 |work=Florida Today |date=June 14, 2006 |page=13}}</ref><ref name="NASA 2004">{{cite web | title=Education, Family Values Inspire NASA Engineer | website=NASA | date=June 16, 2004 | url=https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2004/jun/HQ_04196_minority_feature_amos.html | access-date=February 8, 2019}}</ref> She was the project manager lead for the shuttle transition and retirement activities.<ref name="NASA 2015" /> She was a member of the team that developed the Mars 2020 rover at [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory|JPL]].<ref name="advocate" /> She currently works with the Artemis program, a staffed Moon mission.<ref name="advocate" />


She was the chairperson of NASA's Black Employee Strategy Team.<ref name="space">{{cite web |title=African-American History Luncheon draws crowd |url=http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/00/09/92/84/00284/03-08-2002.pdf |website=Spaceport News |accessdate=February 8, 2019}}</ref> She worked on [[Perseverance (rover)|Perseverance]], the Mars 2020 rover, as a system engineer.<ref>Toone, Trent. [https://www.deseret.com/faith/2021/2/19/22290171/former-nasa-engineer-watches-perseverance-rover-land-on-mars-while-serving-latter-day-saint-mission "Ex-NASA engineer watches her project land on Mars while serving Latter-day Saint mission"], ''[[Deseret News]]'', February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.</ref>
She was the chairperson of NASA's Black Employee Strategy Team.<ref name="space">{{cite web |title=African-American History Luncheon draws crowd |url=http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/00/09/92/84/00284/03-08-2002.pdf |website=Spaceport News |accessdate=February 8, 2019}}</ref> She worked on Perseverance, the Mars 2020 rover, as a system engineer.<ref>Toone, Trent. [https://www.deseret.com/faith/2021/2/19/22290171/former-nasa-engineer-watches-perseverance-rover-land-on-mars-while-serving-latter-day-saint-mission "Ex-NASA engineer watches her project land on Mars while serving Latter-day Saint mission"], ''[[Deseret News]]'', February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.</ref>
== Honors ==
== Honors ==
In 2002 she won an All Star Award at NASA's Women of Color Government and Defense Technology Awards Conference.<ref name="SpaceRef 2002">{{cite web | title=And the Winner is ... NASA women of Color | website=SpaceRef | date=July 18, 2002 | url=http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=8853 | access-date=February 8, 2019}}</ref> In 2003, she received the KSC Strategic Leadership Award<ref name=":0" />
In 2002 she won an All Star Award at NASA's Women of Color Government and Defense Technology Awards Conference.<ref name="SpaceRef 2002">{{cite web | title=And the Winner is ... NASA women of Color | website=SpaceRef | date=July 18, 2002 | url=http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=8853 | access-date=February 8, 2019}}</ref> In 2003, she received the KSC Strategic Leadership Award<ref name=":0" />


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Amos was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Dunk and Dorothy Wright, one of ten children.<ref name="NASA 2004" /> She was raised Baptist but her family converted to being a member of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) in 1979.<ref name="advocate" /> She and her husband, John D. Amos, have  three children and live in [[Oviedo, Florida]].<ref name="NASA 2015" /> In 2020, Amos and her husband began a three-year term leading the Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission of the LDS Church.<ref>[https://www.thechurchnews.com/callings/2020-03-22/get-to-know-these-8-new-mission-presidents-and-companions-177443 "Get to know these 8 new mission presidents and companions"], ''[[Church News]]'', March 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.</ref>
Amos was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Dunk and Dorothy Wright, one of ten children.<ref name="NASA 2004" /> She was raised Baptist but her family converted to being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in 1979.<ref name="advocate" /> She and her husband, John D. Amos, have  three children and live in Oviedo, Florida.<ref name="NASA 2015" /> In 2020, Amos and her husband began a three-year term leading the Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission of the LDS Church.<ref>[https://www.thechurchnews.com/callings/2020-03-22/get-to-know-these-8-new-mission-presidents-and-companions-177443 "Get to know these 8 new mission presidents and companions"], ''[[Church News]]'', March 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 08:23, 25 April 2025

Michelle Amos is an electronics design engineer at NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center.[1] Amos joined NASA in 1990 as an electronics design engineer.

Education

Amos graduated from Southern University and A&M College in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering.[2] In 2005, she earned a Master of Science in engineering management from the University of Central Florida.[3]

Career

In 2006, Amos was co-chair of the NASA Advanced Range Technology Working Group.[4] Amos designs electrical systems and control equipment in at the Kennedy Space Center's Advanced Technology Development Center and worked on a support team for the International Space Station configuring and documenting its electrical configurations.[5][6] She was the project manager lead for the shuttle transition and retirement activities.[1] She was a member of the team that developed the Mars 2020 rover at JPL.[2] She currently works with the Artemis program, a staffed Moon mission.[2]

She was the chairperson of NASA's Black Employee Strategy Team.[7] She worked on Perseverance, the Mars 2020 rover, as a system engineer.[8]

Honors

In 2002 she won an All Star Award at NASA's Women of Color Government and Defense Technology Awards Conference.[9] In 2003, she received the KSC Strategic Leadership Award[3]

Personal life

Amos was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Dunk and Dorothy Wright, one of ten children.[6] She was raised Baptist but her family converted to being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in 1979.[2] She and her husband, John D. Amos, have three children and live in Oviedo, Florida.[1] In 2020, Amos and her husband began a three-year term leading the Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission of the LDS Church.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 {{#if: | {{{author}}} }} {{#if: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/biographies/amos.html | Kennedy Biographies }} {{#if: | {{{publisher}}}. }} {{#if: February 8, 2019 | Accessed: February 8, 2019. }}
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 {{#if: | {{{author}}} }} {{#if: https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/faith-matters-mormon-couple-on-a-mission-to-share-gospel/article_ea6bf740-f0a8-11ea-83d2-87c0fe3b5e4c.html | Faith Matters: Mormon couple on a mission to share gospel }} {{#if: | {{{publisher}}}. }} {{#if: 2025-04-21 | Accessed: 2025-04-21. }}
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 {{#if: | {{{author}}} }} {{#if: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/biographies/amos.html | Kennedy Biographies }} {{#if: | {{{publisher}}}. }} {{#if: July 12, 2020 | Accessed: July 12, 2020. }}
  4. ↑ {{#if: | {{{author}}} }} {{#if: https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-space-experts/170659279/ | Space Experts to speak at AFB }} {{#if: | {{{publisher}}}. }} {{#if: April 19, 2025 | Accessed: April 19, 2025. }}
  5. ↑ {{#if: | {{{author}}} }} {{#if: https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-nasa-rocket-safety-miche/170658967/ | NASA Automates Rocket Safety }} {{#if: | {{{publisher}}}. }} {{#if: April 19, 2025 | Accessed: April 19, 2025. }}
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 {{#if: | {{{author}}} }} {{#if: https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2004/jun/HQ_04196_minority_feature_amos.html | Education, Family Values Inspire NASA Engineer }} {{#if: | {{{publisher}}}. }} {{#if: February 8, 2019 | Accessed: February 8, 2019. }}
  7. ↑ {{#if: | {{{author}}} }} {{#if: http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/00/09/92/84/00284/03-08-2002.pdf | African-American History Luncheon draws crowd }} {{#if: | {{{publisher}}}. }} {{#if: | Accessed: {{{access-date}}}. }}
  8. ↑ Toone, Trent. "Ex-NASA engineer watches her project land on Mars while serving Latter-day Saint mission", Deseret News, February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  9. ↑ {{#if: | {{{author}}} }} {{#if: http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=8853 | And the Winner is ... NASA women of Color }} {{#if: | {{{publisher}}}. }} {{#if: February 8, 2019 | Accessed: February 8, 2019. }}
  10. ↑ "Get to know these 8 new mission presidents and companions", Church News, March 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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