Ever wanted to travel to space? NASA engineer Maria Bualat might not get to fly to space herself, but she does get to send robots there! As a robotics engineer at the NASA Ames Research Center in California, she develops robotics systems for space exploration. She is currently designing a free-flying robot to help the International Space Station to conduct inspections and check air quality. Bualat knew she wanted to become a robotics engineer in seventh grade after reading an article about NASA women engineers.