Mission 01 placed over 300 stories in a MISSE sample container currently attached to the ISS.

Mission 01 Team

Bailey Striepling

Project Manager

Bailey is a Marquette University senior currently working towards her Bachelor's Degree in Journalism with minors in Business Administration and Public Relations. She has a passion for writing, reporting and editing news stories. Previously, she has worked for the Marquette Wire and Milwaukee Magazine. As The STORIES of Space Project's Project Manager, Bailey's communication and leadership skills help enable thousands of people to connect their story to space.

Katie Kempff

Primary Investigator

Katie Kempff is a freshman at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology studying Aerospace Engineering and Comparative Media Studies. She is passionate about the study of space, both in a technical aspect and on a personal level. She has previously worked as a Social Media Intern for Casual Space Podcast, and now fills the role of Primary Investigator for the SD card experiment on The STORIES of Space Project. Katie’s hardworking nature and resourcefulness allows The STORIES of Space Project to conduct important SD card research for future satellite missions while simultaneously sharing thousands of individual stories to space.