The three-and-beyond-body problem: juggling kids, travel and careers in academia0

• SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
• August 9, 2026

Researcher Laura Carter’s children look out at the tarmac at Heathrow Airport, before the family boards a flight for a research trip to Australia. A trip in November 2025 brought home just how complex my family life has become. For a moment, my husband and I were in the air at the same time, crossing