Caley Burke

InSight: Flight Design Analyst Caley was the LSP flight design analyst for InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport), which launched to Mars on an Atlas V 401 rocket from California on May 5, 2018. Image credit: NASA	International Space University SSP18 International Space University Space Studies Program 2018 (ISU SSP18) in the Netherlands June 25 through August 24, 2018. Image credit: ISU	Space Apps Challenge Lead at KSC Caley has led the International Space Apps Challenge team at Kennedy Space Center since 2012. NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Center Director Bob Cabana visited the 2013 event at KSC.
MIT Aero/Astro Masters Caley received a Master of Science in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in May 2010. Photo credit for Killian Court at MIT: Erik Nygren	Purdue Aero & Astro Bachelors Caley received a Bachelors of Science in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University in May 2005. Photo credit for Purdue Engineering Fountain: Purdue University/ Marketing and Media	MSL: Flight Design Analyst Caley worked the launch of Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) on an Atlas V 541 rocket on November 26, 2011. She was a flight design (i.e. trajectory) analyst for NASA's Launch Services Program on the mission from 2009 to 2011. The Curiosity rover landed on Mars on August 6, 2012. Photo credit: NASA
NuSTAR: Flight Controls Analyst Caley was the LSP flight controls analyst for Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), which launched on a Pegasus XL on June 13, 2012. Image credit: NASA

InSight: Flight Design Analyst

Caley was the LSP flight design analyst for InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport), which launched to Mars on an Atlas V 401 rocket from California on May 5, 2018. Image credit: NASA

International Space University SSP18

International Space University Space Studies Program 2018 (ISU SSP18) in the Netherlands June 25 through August 24, 2018. Image credit: ISU

Space Apps Challenge Lead at KSC

Caley has led the International Space Apps Challenge team at Kennedy Space Center since 2012. NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Center Director Bob Cabana visited the 2013 event at KSC.

MIT Aero/Astro Masters

Caley received a Master of Science in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in May 2010. Photo credit for Killian Court at MIT: Erik Nygren

Purdue Aero & Astro Bachelors

Caley received a Bachelors of Science in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University in May 2005. Photo credit for Purdue Engineering Fountain: Purdue University/ Marketing and Media

MSL: Flight Design Analyst

Caley worked the launch of Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) on an Atlas V 541 rocket on November 26, 2011. She was a flight design (i.e. trajectory) analyst for NASA's Launch Services Program on the mission from 2009 to 2011. The Curiosity rover landed on Mars on August 6, 2012. Photo credit: NASA

NuSTAR: Flight Controls Analyst

Caley was the LSP flight controls analyst for Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), which launched on a Pegasus XL on June 13, 2012. Image credit: NASA

Rocket Scientist (aka Space Geek)

Caley Burke is an aerospace engineer for NASA's Launch Services Program at Kennedy Space Center. In her day job, she analyzes launch vehicle (aka rocket) trajectories for NASA and NOAA robotic spacecraft. Caley engages in space and science focused outreach, innovation, and social media.

Caley's lived in various states across the United States of America, including Indiana and Massachusetts while attending Purdue and MIT. She currently calls the Space Coast of Florida home.

Caley enjoys travel, movies, trivia, hiking, and oral storytelling (including podcasts).

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Mission Director Door on InSight Launch Day