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Barrios Technologys Jessica Nimon was recently presented the coveted Space Flight Awareness Trailblazer Award. Nimon is the International Space Station (ISS) Research Communications Managing Editor on Barrios Mission and Program Integration (MAPI) contract. The award was presented to her in recognition of her leadership in the development and implementation of cross-center research communication products such as web stories, ISS Science blogs, and ISS science news features that engage stakeholders in the benefits of space station research.

Nimon has used her talents as both an exceptional writer and integrator to develop and implement new and innovative processes to coordinate ISS communication products across the various NASA centers and the Headquarters Public Affairs and Outreach (PAO) office. Her space station science web stories, blogs, and news features have been timely, relevant, interesting, amplifying ISS science messages. Sharing the benefits of ISS utilization to stakeholders such as the public, Congress, NASA management, and astronauts is a major goal for NASA. Nimon articles are used in such communication products as congressional packages, ISS scientific awards, astronaut training, and ISS science press conferences. Her ability to utilize social media has improved ISS research and technology web page views to over 500,000 per month, the@ISS_Research Twitter account which Nimon created and manages was nominated for a Twitter Shorty Award in Science (social media recognition for promoting science).

Nimon joined the Barrios team in February of 2013. She holds a Masters in English from University of Dallas and a Bachelors in English and Photography from Sam Houston State University. Nimon has received other honors for her work on the MAPI contract including the NASA Group Achievement Award for The ISS Research Web and Social Media Team.

The SFA Trailblazer Award is presented to employees in the early stages of their career who demonstrate strong work ethic and creative, innovative thinking in support of human spaceflight. The SFA Program is a NASA-managed motivational and recognition program with invited representation from NASA and contractors having major responsibilities for human spaceflight mission success. SFAs goal is to ensure each and every employee involved in human space flight is aware of the importance of their role in promoting astronaut safety and mission success in the critical, challenging task of flying humans in the hostile environment of space by communicating and educating the Government/industry workforce about human space flight.

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Barrios Nimon presented Space Flight Awareness Trailblazer Award