Annabel Peltzer

Annabel Peltzer is from Phoenix, Arizona. She is a senior at Hillsdale College, majoring in physics with plans to continue at Arizona State University for mechanical engineering and planetary science. A lifelong enthusiast of space exploration and science, she has participated in and led NASA-affiliated projects, co-authored a scientific publication on a student-led radio telescope array, and leads a campus model rocketry project. She’s also written for Hillsdale’s Collegian newspaper, volunteers with the U.S. Air Force’s Civil Air Patrol (CAP) program, and is training to become a Mission Aircrew Scanner for CAP’s Emergency Services program. In her free time, she enjoys experimenting with designs on her 3D printer and reading nerdy philosophy essays on various sci-fi and futurism topics.

With her background in the classical liberal arts, Annabel is passionate about connecting physics, civics, space, and her Christian faith to explore how wisdom and ethics can help guide meaningful and long-lasting innovation. Her goal is to bridge the gap between technical problem-solving and the larger questions that make human space exploration worthwhile. She believes that a strong grounding in history, philosophy, and the enduring principles behind America’s founding is essential to that future.

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