Amanda Cook

Dr. Amanda M. Cook is a space instrument scientist at NASA Ames Research Center.  She is the integration and test lead and mission ops lead for the Near-InfraRed Volatile Spectrometer System (NIRVSS).  NIRVSS is a science instrument on the VIPER rover to search for water and other ices at the South Pole of the Moon; VIPER launches late 2024.  Amanda also spends her time developing “younger” instruments like anemometers, cloud sensors, and imaging systems for use on future missions to the moon and beyond.