Tara Ruttley | |
|---|---|
 Rottley in 2011 | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.S., Biology, Colorado State University; M.S., Mechanical Engineering (emphasis in Biomedical Engineering), Colorado State University; Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, scientist |
| Employer | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Known for | Aquanaut |
| Title | Associate Chief Scientist |
| Spouse | Paul Elvin Colosky |
Tara Melaine Ruttley (born 1975/1976) is Associate Chief Scientist for Microgravity Research at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. Prior to this, she was Associate Program Scientist for the International Space Station (ISS) at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Until 2007, she was lead hardware engineer for the ISS Health Maintenance System, leading a team of engineers whose job was to provide reliable medical equipment that kept astronauts healthy in orbit. She subsequently served as the lead hardware engineer for the ISS Human Research Facility.[1][2][3] She served as an aquanaut on the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations 6 (NEEMO 6) crew in July 2004.[4][5]
- ^ Nimon, Jessica (September 7, 2011). "Comparing Platforms: Suborbital and International Space Station Research". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ Ruttley, Tara (2011). "Tara Ruttley". LinkedIn Corporation. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ Ruttley, Tara (June 24, 2004). "NASA - Tara Ruttley Biographical Data". NASA. Archived from the original on November 14, 2004. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ NASA (August 3, 2004). "NEEMO 6". NASA. Archived from the original on November 18, 2004. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
- ^ NASA (September 6, 2011). "Life Sciences Data Archive : Experiment". NASA. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
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