I'm Michele Segal. I grew up in Miami, Florida and I received a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Florida State University in 1996 and a Masters degree in Human Factors from Cornell University in 1999. While in grad school, I was a NASA-JSC co-op student and I worked in the areas of human factors and habitability.

I currently work for Spacehab, Inc. in the International Space Station (ISS) Lighting team. I keep busy with lighting tests for the ISS, and I assist in training astronauts by showing them what to expect when they maneuver around the Station in total darkness and bright sunlight. Also, I do some research in the area of human eye-hand performance during ISS docking under changeable lighting conditions.

I wanted to be a Human Factors engineer in the space community because there is so much we can still do to make life not just bearable, but excellent, in space for this generation and future ones. The possibilities are endless.

I’m a drummer in a rock band and I am a volunteer EMT and firefighter in a local neighborhood, Nassau Bay. When the stars are aligned, I play soccer, watch comedy flicks, and ponder.