Dr. Michael Hecht

Dr. Michael Hecht has been a member of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) staff since 1982. He is currently Project Manager and co-investigator for the Mars Environmental Compatibility Assessment (MECA).

By Dr. Michael Hecht On the 4th of July 1997, I lay on a blanket with my family at a fireworks display near our home in Los Angeles, California.