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Julia Cline is an aerospace researcher whose work sits at the intersection of deployable space structures, autonomous assembly systems, and in-space construction technologies. Based at NASA Langley Research Center, she has made notable contributions to the development of TriTruss — an innovative modular truss architecture designed to enable the construction of large-aperture In-Space Assembled Telescopes (iSAT). Her foundational trade study on TriTruss packaging and deployment (2020, 9 citations) established critical operational concepts for these novel structures, while subsequent modeling work has advanced their structural viability for persistent on-orbit missions. Cline has also championed the emerging paradigm of Supervised Autonomous Assembly (SAA), exploring how human-supervised robotic systems can autonomously construct and evolve persistent assets in microgravity and planetary environments. Her involvement in the LANDO project — funded through NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate as an Early Career Initiative — reflects her growing leadership in developing autonomous surface manipulation and construction capabilities for future lunar and planetary operations. Collectively, her research addresses one of the most consequential challenges in future space exploration: building large, complex infrastructure beyond Earth's atmosphere without direct human intervention.