Mesfin Melaku has always been interested in communicating NASA’s space exploration missions and discoveries with people in his community and around the world. He is passionate about STEM education and outreach. He has thrived as an Astronomy Educator volunteer at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, enhancing public engagement with celestial observations. As a SEES judge for NASA, he excelled in evaluating competitive STEM applications, showcasing his critical thinking skills. The Apollo missions inspired him. He believes the best is yet to come for NASA’s space exploration. Sending a human to Mars is a subject of science fiction. But now NASA is working on the technology that can land a human on that planet.