Tracy Drain is a flight systems engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

[1] She was always curious about space and the formation of our solar system, and decided to study mechanical engineering in 11th Grade while at Waggener High School.

[3] Throughout high school she competed in mathematics competitions and insisted on watching space shuttle launches on television.

[6] Drain worked on the Psyche mission, studying the largest known metal asteroid in our solar system, launching in 2022.

[20][21] 2007 - NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal for exceptional performance in the development of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission's transition to Science Phase Activities[22] 2009 - NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal for exceptional achievement in guiding and managing the Kepler Launch, Commissioning and Science Operations readiness effort[23] 2015 - JPL Bruce Murray Award for exceptional support for the education of minority and female STEM students through community programs, distance learning and public events[24] 2015 - Women in Engineering ProActive Network Women in Engineering Champion Award[25] Tracy Drain is married to fellow JPL engineer, Ted Drain.