• I Am Artemis: Katie Oriti Jacqueline Minerd Public Affairs Specialist Listen to this audio excerpt from Katie Oriti, Orion European Service Module Integration Officemanager: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser does not support the audio element. • Growing up in rural America, Katie Oriti could only dream of working for NASA. • Not because she wasn’t inspired by the dark, star-filled skies of her hometown Shelby, Ohio, but because it felt out of reach. • “I think NASA was always in the back of my mind because I had an interest in space,” said Oriti, manager for the Orion European Service Module Integration Office. • “It was something that felt unattainable, and I just didn’t think it was in the cards for me.” Oriti originally had her sights set on becoming a doctor. • She studied mechanical engineering in college and minored in biomedical engineering, intending to apply to medical school.
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- Listen to this audio excerpt from Katie Oriti, Orion European Service Module Integration Office manager: 0:00 / 0:00 Growing up in rural America, Katie Oriti could only dream of working for NASA. Not because she wasn’t inspired by the dark, star-filled skies of her hometown Shelby, Ohio, but because it felt out of reach. “I think NASA was always in the back of my mind because I had an interest in space,” said Oriti, manager for the Orion European Service Module Integration Office. “It was something that felt unattainable, and I just didn’t think it was in the cards for me.” Oriti originally ha
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