Elio Morillo

Elio Morillo Baquerizo is an Ecuadorian-Boricua aerospace engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Morillo won the SHPE-EL Poder en Ti Scholarship while attending the University of Michigan, pursuing this degree in Mechanical Engineering. The Perseverance was the fifth rover sent to Mars after Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity. When asked about the memoir, Morillo said, "I hope my memoir inspires students to reach beyond the stars, reminding them that their dreams are not just fantasies, but destinies waiting to be fulfilled."