Loretta Hidalgo
From The Space Library
Loretta Hidalgo
Loretta Hidalgo has a bachelor's degree in biology from Stanford and a master's degree in biology from Caltech. She is president of the Space Generation Foundation. Early in her career she was an intern in NASA's Astronaut Office and worked closely with people who have been in space. Her travels took her around the world; in Africa she spoke to children about science; in the Arctic she investigated life in extreme environments; and in Chile she studied at the International Space University. Loretta dove to the bottom of the ocean with director James Cameron for the IMAX film Aliens of the Deep, a film about exploration and the search for life in the Universe. She also is cabin crew for Zero Gravity Corp., training people to float weightless on their 727 aircraft. She is passionate about bringing together people who want to use space to make a difference for the planet.
