![]() ![]() “I loved space and decided then I wanted to become a mechanical engineer to work for NASA one day,” Kristine said. In middle school, she had the opportunity to attend space camp and heard that one of the best ways to work at NASA was to become an engineer. ![]() ![]() That museum helped make the wonders of the universe feel just a little bit closer. Her parents would often take her to the Cosmosphere space museum in Hutchinson. As a kid, she looked up at the stars and dreamed about exploring the universe. She grew up at Galva in McPherson County. Kristine Larson Davis is a spacesuit engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Thanks to the K-Stater magazine, the K-State Alumni Association, and writer Ashley Pauls for this story. Today we’ll meet a young woman from rural Kansas who followed that advice - not just as a dream, but as a career. “Shoot for the stars.” That can be inspiring advice. Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Kristine Larson Davis, space engineerīy Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University. Kristine Larson Davis| Download this photo. ![]()
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