Veronica Ann Zabala-Aliberto
National Space Society Board of Directors
NSS Chapters Projects & Events Coordinator
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Veronica Ann Zabala-Aliberto served on the National Space Society Board of
Directors from 2006-2008 and was elected again in 2010. She is the
Founder and President of the
Phoenix Chapter of The National Space Society
and serves as a Jet Propulsion Laboratory Solar System Ambassador
(2004-present). Veronica is a member of the
NSS Chapters Committee and serves as the NSS
Chapters Projects & Events Coordinator.
She is a veteran of the Mars Desert Research Station serving on Crew 36 as Crew Geologist on the first all-female crew to a Mars analogue station in Utah in March 2005 and Commander of a private F.L.A.M.E. mission (Family Living Analysis on Mars Expedition) in which she shared with her three children during field seasons 2005-2008. She was assigned to work on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission that launched in Spring 2009. She has been involved with the calibration of the LRO Narrow Angle Camera, research in planetary geology as well as creating education outreach materials for educators, students and members of the general public related to the mission. Veronica has presented at invited talks and gives lectures to schools and space related venues. Veronica is heavily active within the academic, scientific and non-profit sectors related to human space exploration and settlement. She also devotes much of her time educating the next generation of scientists, engineers and explorers. She enjoys hiking, camping, aviation, and Clive Cussler novels. |
