From the openNASA website (https://open.nasa.gov/explore/datanauts/):
“Reach higher and explore deeper. Whether you’re a software engineer or coding newbie, join our NASA Datanaut community to engage with each other and subject matter experts to solve data challenges. It really IS Rocket [Data] Science.”
The work of LOFT group member Maham Aftab, from the 2016 Datanauts class, was featured on the NASA Datanauts website:
https://open.nasa.gov/blog/datanaut-experience-9-nasadatanauts-share-why-you-should-apply/