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NASA names its DC headquarters after its first Black female engineer

Post author By Randall
Post date June 24, 2020
Categories In astronauts, black, diversity, engineer, female, first, gear, headquarters, hidden figures, mary w jackson, Nasa, News, renamed, Space, Tech, unity campaign, washington dc, Women

[ad_1] “Mary W. Jackson was part of a group of very important women who helped NASA succeed in getting American astronauts into space. Mary never accepted the status quo, she helped break barriers and open opportunities for African Americans and women in the field of engineering and technology,” Bridenstine said in a statement. Jackson was […]

Pioneering NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies at 101

Post author By Randall
Post date February 24, 2020
Categories In av, Entertainment, hidden figures, katherine johnson, mathematician, Nasa, presidential medal of freedom, Space, Tech, tomorrow, women in tech

[ad_1] Mathematician. Leader. Heroine. Katherine Johnson not only helped calculate the trajectories that took our Apollo astronauts to the Moon — she was champion for women and minorities in the space program and the world as a whole. We honor her memory today. https://t.co/kH9qEEvdMY pic.twitter.com/A341ukDFTl — Women@NASA (@WomenNASA) February 24, 2020 Johnson was born in […]