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Faces of Technology - Meet Daniel Jones
Meet Daniel Jones, an aerospace technologist at NASA’s Stennis Space Center. Daniel describes his job as a hypersonic fire wrangler. He develops supersonic diffusers for rockets by putting to use what he knows about the effects of fire on metals. Inspired by Star Trek, Daniel helps push exploration by reducing the time and money required to get us off the planet.