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Joy's professional and personal journey is a testament to her lifelong passion for space exploration, education, and advocacy. Her enthusiasm for space started as a young girl, growing up on Merritt Island, Florida, in the shadow of Kennedy Space Center during the iconic Apollo era.

The Payload Development Laboratory II (PDL II), a retired medium-fidelity trainer weighing 26,000 pounds, was carefully transported from NASA Building 9 - the Astronaut Training Facility, to its new, future home at Space Center Houston.