Kristen Kucko Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Kristen Kucko is an educator at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, the number one ranked public high school in the United States. She is the Director of the Robotics and Automation Lab and the TJ Space Program where her students designed and built a 2U satellite without the help of a satellite kit or a major university or corporate assistance. The satellite is expected to launch in November 2022.