Dr. Margaret A. Weitekamp curates the Museum's social and cultural dimensions of spaceflight collection, more than 4,000 artifacts that include space memorabilia and space science fiction objects. These everyday mementos of the space age – which include toys and games, clothing and stamps,...

Jennifer Whitten is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies using radar data to study the surface geology of Venus, Mars, and the Moon. Her work on Venus focuses on understanding the distribution of impact ejecta using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data...

Lisa Young has served as objects conservator at the National Air and Space Museum since 2009. She earned her B.Sc. (Honors) in conservation at the University of Wales, Cardiff. She has worked at the Museum since 1997, where she conducted primary research on the degradation and preservation of...

Dr. Zimbelman served as the Chairman of the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies from October, 2002, to February, 2007, as part of a rotating Chair position among the department scientists. His research interests include topical geologic mapping of Mars and Venus; remote sensing of the...