Axel Garcia Burgos has interned for NASA's Kennedy Space Center, NASA Ames Research Center and NASA Goddard since 2010. Axel is pursuing his graduate studies in Space Science and Technology from a joint program between MIT and the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Moscow, Russia. Garcia’s experience focuses on spacecraft development and space innovation. He’s also a scientist-astronaut candidate for the upcoming commercial spaceflight opportunities starting in 2020.