Space Daily·1 min read·easy
A 14-year-old who applied to NASA, was rejected, and ended up cleaning a space toilet on work experience in Leicester now leads Mars exploration studies at the European Space Agency
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Claire Parfitt, who once cleaned a space toilet exhibit as a teenager on work experience, now leads Mars exploration studies at the European Space Agency. Her career trajectory highlights the impact of early exposure to space-related educational opportunities.
In 2001, ahead of the opening of the National Space Centre in Leicester, a teenager on work experience was helping to prepare the exhibits. One of them was a space toilet. She helped unpack it, clean it, and ready it for display. Claire Parfitt was f... [4474 chars]
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