Cristina obtained an Aerospace Engineering degree at Texas A&M and is from Houston, Texas. Cristina currently works as a Systems Integration and Test Engineer at Textron in Towson, Maryland. During her time with the NUA2NCED Laboratory as an undergraduate research assistant, she focused on artistic design and UI development on the Space Traffic Jam! project. She was also the Avionics Team Lead for the AIAA Design Build Fly project team. Cristina has a passion for flight and plans on pursuing her private pilot’s license. Her plans for the future are to get a master’s degree and pursue a career in the design or manufacturing of aerospace systems.