White Paper: The Thalassa Mission Concept to Venus

July 12, 2020 by Elizabeth Frank in Space Exploration

Read a white paper I wrote with a team on a mission concept to Venus called Thalassa.

Appearance on the WeMartians podcast

May 01, 2020 by Elizabeth Frank in Space Exploration

I joined Jake Robins on the WeMartians podcast to discuss the changing paradigm of how we explore the solar system.

My Rejected LPSC 2020 Abstract

January 31, 2020 by Elizabeth Frank in Commercial Space, Space Exploration

My Lunar & Planetary Science Conference 2020 abstract was rejected for related to policy and not science or missions. In my continued effort to bridge the gap between planetary science and commercial space, here’s my rejected abstract.

"Space is hard." But why?

April 16, 2019 by Elizabeth Frank in Space Exploration

Every time a spaceflight failure occurs, the phrase “space is hard” will invariably be uttered in response. What is it that makes space so hard?

Post-conference ruminating on non-traditional careers

April 01, 2019 by Elizabeth Frank in Career

I organized a successful panel about non-academic careers at a planetary science conference. However, I had previously underestimated the level of toxicity regarding nontraditional career paths despite having experienced it firsthand.

Questioning the status quo in pursuit of lowering planetary mission costs

March 18, 2019 by Elizabeth Frank in Space Exploration

The first step in effecting change is admitting that there is a problem. In order to disrupt the status quo, the planetary science community must first make changes in our culture and assumptions regarding missions.