Goddard Space Flight Center
Planetary Systems Laboratory

Planetary Systems Laboratory


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Kelly Snook

Planetary Systems Laboratory
NASA/GSFC, Code 693.0
Greenbelt, MD 20771

Phone: (301) 286-2487

Email: Kelly Snook

Current Position


    Systems Engineer, Planetary Systems Laboratory

Education


Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics July, 1999
M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics May, 1994
Stanford University

B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Summa Cum Laude September, 1991
University of Southern California

Summer Session in Space Science July-September, 1996
International Space University

Professional Experience


    APPOINTMENTS:
    Systems Engineer, Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD), NASA HQ Jan. 2005 . Present
    Lead for Human Analog Missions, Office of Research
  • Led intercenter and interdisciplinary team in designing new Analog Missions Program
  • Planned workshops to explore and resolve outstanding issues in lunar and Mars exploration
  • Represented NASA and ESMD at international technical and strategic planning meetings
  • Provided planetary science expertise for strategic roadmapping and technology investment decision-making processes
  • Served as liaison with Science Mission Directorate, other NASA Centers, and external organizations in the areas of Mars Science, Exploration, and analogs

    • Planetary Scientist and Aerospace Engineer, AST, NASA Johnson Space Center June, 2001 . Jan. 2005
    Lead for Human Analog Missions
  • Co-chaired 6-month national Mars Human Precursor Study for Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG)
  • Designed, Coordinated, Managed, and lead field deployments for integrated mission simulations
    • Interdisciplinary, international teams . engineering, technology development, science
    • Arctic, desert, and undersea US and international field sites
    • Various levels of fidelity in science, operations, technology, human factors, and outreach
  • Developed advanced concepts for human/robotic scientific exploration
  • Created new framework for characterizing, evaluating, and designing field tests and simulations in preparation for human exploration
  • Provided science and systems engineering expertise for surface mission design and simulation
  • Interfaced with media, press, and organizations for outreach and education

    • Planetary Scientist
  • Conducted research on infrared spectroscopy of Mars atmospheric dust
  • Modeled Mars atmosphere using computational Radiative transfer codes

    • Aerospace Engineer, NASA Ames Research Center June, 1992-June, 2001
    Science Team lead, HMP2002 Haughton Remote Science Experiment
  • Selected science team members, led data archiving and analysis
  • Designed and led navigation and traverse planning exercises

    • Project lead, HMP2001 Science Backroom Experiment
  • Created overall experiment, led field team, designed operations, communications, and experiment architecture

    • Project Manager, NASA Haughton Mars Project 2000
  • Planned, coordinated, and led large-scale, 130-person, field expedition
  • Responsible for logistics, scheduling, budget, and overall technical productivity

    • Project and Proposal Manager, AMEBA Mars Scout Proposal
  • Led proposal team for Mars Scout mission proposal . science lander

    • Co-Chair, Space Generation Advisory Council July, 1999-February 2003
  • Organized and led UNISPACE III Space Generation Forum (1999)
  • Global Youth Representative to the United Nations
  • Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Director, Space Generation Events at World Space Congress (Space Generation Summit)

    • Planetary Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center June, 1992-June, 2001
  • Participated in engineering and scientific studies on
  • Infrared spectroscopy of Mars atmospheric dust
  • Computational Radiative transfer
  • Mars surface system design
  • Mars instrument design

    • Research and Teaching Assistant, Stanford University September 1991 - August 1999
  • High temperature gas dynamics
  • Atmospheric entry
  • Composite structures
  • Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Space suit glove design
  • Fluid mechanics
  • Spacecraft design
  • Systems Engineering

    • Structural Engineer, Aerospace Corporation (CO-OP) 1990-1991

Selected Publications


2005  Beaty, D.W., Snook, K., Allen, C.C., Eppler, D., Farrell, W.M., Heldmann, J., Metzger, P., Peach, L., Wagner, S.A., and Zeitlin, C.,. An Analysis of the Precursor Measurements of Mars Needed to Reduce the Risk of the First Human Missions to Mars. Unpublished white paper, 77 p, posted June, 2005 by the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) at http://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/reports/index.html.

2004  Snook, Kelly J., Geoffrey Briggs, Brian Glass Integrated Mission Simulation Design using Analogues for Science-driven Geological and Biological Planetary Exploration with Humans and Robots, in Planetary Analogs, ed. Mary Chapman, Cambridge University Press (in press).

2004  Wells, Kevin, and K.J. Snook Assessing the Role of the Advanced Integration Matrix (AIM) Project Among Ground-based Analog Missions for Human Space Exploration, Conference Proceedings, 34th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

2004  Snook, Kelly J. and W. W. Mendell A Classification System for Analog Missions in Planetary Exploration, Abstract, 34th Annual Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference, March 2004.

2004  Snook, Kelly J. and W. W. Mendell Analog Mission Simulation Design, Proceedings, Earth and Space 2004, 9th Aerospace Division International Conference on Engineering, Operations, and Construction in Challenging Environments, Houston, TX, March 2004.

2004  Snook, Kelly J., Abigail Allwood, Roberto Anitori, Phillip Butterworth, James Cameron, William Clancey, Michael Evans, Tori Hoehler, Megan McArthur, Ed Marsh, Dijanna Figueroa, Kevin Hand, Malcolm Walter, Wendell Mendell The 2003 NASA Ocenaographic Analog Missions Project (NOAMA), Internal NASA memorandum (submitted).

2003  Snook, Kelly J. The design of integrated Mars mission simulations in analog environments: science-driven exploration, technology development, operations, training, and education, Abstract, Analogs Workshop, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, May 2003.

2002  Snook, Kelly J. Properties of Suspended Martian Dust Using MGS-TES Data, Abstract, XXXIII Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference, Houston, TX, March 2002.

2000  Charles Cockell, David Catling, Wanda Davis, R.L. Kepner, P. Lee, Christopher McKay, K.J. Snook. The Ultraviolet Environment of Mars: Biological Implications Past, Present, and Future Icarus 146, 343-359.

2000  Charles Cockell, David Catling, Wanda Davis, R.L. Kepner, P. Lee, Christopher McKay, K.J. Snook. The Ultraviolet Photobiology of Mars: Past, Present and Future Icarus Supporting Future Planetary Exploration with Earth Analog Investigations and Missions (IAC-02 - IAA.13.3.04 - Snook, Dickerson, Henninger, Hoffman, Tri), World Space Congress (WSC), October 2002.