'I spent many nights gazing at the stars as a child growing up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, wondering if there was anything beyond our universe. My interest in space was stimulated during family trips to Biloxi, Mississippi, to visit my uncle, who was in the Air Force. We stopped at the rest area outside of Stennis Space Center -- where a replica of the moon lander was located -- and I played around it, pretending I was exploring space. One day, I decided I wanted to be an astronaut...' Read more about Renee Horton, SLS metals and weld engineer: nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/faces-of-sls-Horton Here's to dreaming big! Credit: NASA #NASA #modernfigures #engineers #SpaceLaunchSystem #rockets