Rachel Tillman
March 15, 2023 2023-07-26 12:41Rachel Tillman
Rachel Tillman
Founder and Executive Director of “The Viking Mars Missions Education & Preservation Project” (VMMEPP).
She saved the last remaining flight ready Viking Mars Lander (VL3) from becoming scrap metal. Her Father served on the Viking Meteorology Team and became the final Program Manager of the mission for the last extended missions.
She saved the last remaining flight ready Viking Mars Lander (VL3) from becoming scrap metal. Her Father served on the Viking Meteorology Team and became the final Program Manager of the mission for the last extended missions.
Her experience and success has landed her in leadership positions from Art Director/Producer to Technology Evangelist and Business Development Manager, taking technologies to market through partnerships with companies like Microsoft, Intel, MCI and RealNetworks.
She has two patents to her name and has contributed to the emergence of web technologies such as 3D Mesh, the first web animations, and streaming media with Intel Labs.
She is committed to education, leading and volunteering efforts to support the inclusion and immersion of computing and communications technology into schools and education programs such as the Boys & Girls Club, and speaks art events and institutes including schools around the world.
1981 Saved the VL3 (NASA Viking Mars Lander) from scrap for Educational and Historical purposes Launched first hybrid CD/Web product “Experience Hawaii” 1994SW Quality Award (Intel)
