The day is fast approaching when NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) will embark on deep space exploration missions, including sending astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft to Mars. Helping to spread the word about this amazing endeavor is Ryan Connelly, a second-year master’s degree student majoring in public affairs at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). Since the spring, he has been working as an intern at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), first in the Public and Employee Communications Office and then with the SLS Strategic Communication Office.