Dr. Dava Newman, Deputy Administrator of NASA

Dr. Dava Newman has a Ph.D. In Aerospace Biomedical Engineering from MIT, where as a professor she shaved 240 pounds off the space suit. And now at NASA, her goal is to usher in the Journey to Mars. Will this next mission be one giant step for women... And a giant leap for womankind?

DR. DAVA NEWMAN Photo by: NASA/Bill Ingalls

DR. DAVA NEWMAN
Photo by: NASA/Bill Ingalls