<ul><li>Abigail Howard leads the thermal systems team at Johnson Space Center working on elements of NASA's Artemis campaign, focusing on managing extreme temperatures for crews and equipment at the lunar South Pole.</li><li>She serves as the passive thermal system manager, providing expertise on passive thermal design, hardware, modeling, and testing to vendors and international partners involved in developing rovers and tools for lunar exploration.</li><li>Despite the steep learning curve of transitioning from a thermal analysis engineer to a thermal system manager, Howard embraced the challenge and highlighted the importance of not giving up and persistence paying off.</li><li>She believes that interesting and challenging work is essential, but emphasizes that the team and team lead are crucial to professional success and satisfaction.</li></ul>

Bringing the Heat: Abigail Howard Leads Thermal Systems for Artemis Rovers, Tools

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