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Connie Carrington is a aerospace engineer and researcher whose work has focused on advanced space systems technologies, particularly autonomous robotics, reconfigurable spacecraft architectures, and structural deployment mechanisms. Her most significant contributions emerge from her involvement in NASA's Modular Reconfigurable High Energy (MRHE) program, where she played a key role in developing technologies for the automated assembly and deployment of large-scale space structures. Her most cited work, "Development of a Deployable Nonmetallic Boom for Reconfigurable Systems of Small Spacecraft" (2007, 22 citations), showcases her expertise in innovative structural solutions for modular spacecraft concepts developed in collaboration with Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Center. Carrington also contributed to groundbreaking experimental demonstrations of autonomous on-orbit robotic assembly, helping establish terrestrial testbeds that validated critical in-space assembly technologies. Her later research extended into multi-sensor systems for automated rendezvous and docking, addressing essential challenges for uncrewed exploration missions in both low Earth and lunar orbit. Across her body of work, Carrington has consistently advanced the technical foundations required for the next generation of reconfigurable, high-power space systems, making meaningful contributions to NASA's long-term exploration architecture goals.