The power of mentorship (at NASA and beyond) | Kenny F Harris | TEDxBethesda

By age 24, Kenny F Harris had already become the youngest African American to perform and lead integration efforts on the James Webb Space Telescope. He's worked on four successful satellite missions over the course of his more than nine-year tenure at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. In this talk, Kenny succinctly explains the key to his achievements. By age 24, Kenny F Harris had already become the youngest African American to perform and lead integration efforts on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a combined mission between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) that serves as a successor to the highly popular Hubble Space Telescope; however, this was not his first mission. In fact, he has completed work on four successful satellite missions over the course of his more than nine-year tenure at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center through a combination of paid internships, academic projects, volunteer positions, and career opportunities. These missions include MMS, GPM, JWST, and JPSS. Now, at age 25, Kenny continues to accomplish incredible feats and has been nominated for Forbes 30 Under 30 recognition. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx