Ever since she was a kid, Nevada County native and aerospace engineer Sally Hermansen wanted to be an engineer involved in something big. Last week, the Amazonas 3 satellite, which she helped develop, was launched successfully by Arianespace in French Guiana. “Being involved in the whole process has been extremely rewarding,” Hermansen said. “Until (Feb. 7), I had never seen a rocket launch in person. It was absolutely incredible watching something that our team worked so hard to leave the earth.” Hermansen was one of the developers from Space Systems/Loral, which built the Amazonas 3 multi-mission satellite for the HISPASAT …