Artemis Two returned to Earth last week, but Santa Clarita resident Matt Kamlet has been reaching for the stars for the last 10 years.
Kamlet, a communication specialist at NASA, is part of the first-ever aeronautics mission, Quesst.
Kamlet has been part of the Quesst mission since it began in 2018, when NASA decided to build an aircraft capable of breaking the sound barrier.
“The centerpiece of the Quesst mission is our newest X-plane, called the X-59, and the X-59 is designed to fly at supersonic speeds but reduce that loud sonic boom to a sound more like someone 50 feet away closing a car door,” said Kamlet.
Kamlet has even had the chance to take flights on several NASA aircraft, including SOFIA and an F-18.
Now, how did Matt end up here at NASA? Well, if you’re a longtime viewer of the program. You may have recognized him in the early stages of his career.
Kamlet is a veteran of Cougar News, the predecessor to Canyons News.
“I really got my start in communications through Cougar News at College of the Canyons,” said Kamlet.
“I took that class and got some experience in different roles, doing mostly sports, but also anchoring some technical direction, which helped me kind of understand what it means to be part of a team when it comes to something like news and communications.”
From COC, Kamlet went to Long Beach State, where he did play-by-play for the Long Beach Dirtbags. He then got a position at CBS, where he met legends such as Dodgers announcer Vin Scully.
However, when Matt saw the opening for a position at NASA, he couldn’t pass up the opportunity of a lifetime.
And even though he’s been out of the broadcast television scene for a while, it’s safe to say Matt’s still got it.
