Astrochemist Ashley Lindalia has been using Twitter to highlight Black astronomers and has used the #BlackinAstro tag to promote a week of Black astronomers sharing their own stories and experiences….
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#SpaceSunday with Dr. Christine Darden
Christine Darden is an aerospace engineer and mathematician who started out as a high school mathematics instructor before going on to become a data analyst for NASA – National Aeronautics…
#SpaceSunday with Vera Rubin
🔭 Vera Rubin was an astrophysicist who discovered evidence of dark matter in the universe. She was the only astronomy major when she graduated from Vassar College in 1948 after…
#SpaceSunday with Cecilia Payne
🔬✨ Cecilia Payne was the first person to earn a doctorate in astronomy from Harvard University and later became the first woman to serve as the Chair of the Department…
#SpaceSunday with Ellen Ochoa
Ellen Ochoa is an American engineer and former astronaut. Ellen became the first Hispanic woman to go to space when she spent 9 days aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. Ellen…
#SpaceSunday with Dr. Sian Proctor
🌏 Dr. Sian Proctor is a geoscientist, analog astronaut, and science communication expert. Sian earned her Bachelors of Science in Environmental Science from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania before earning her…
#SpaceSunday with Aprille Ericsson-Jackson
Aprille Ericsson-Jackson is an Aerospace Engineer and the first African-American to receive a PhD in engineering at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Aprille earned her BS in Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering…
Tracy Drain
🚀 Tracy Drain is a flight systems engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Tracy earned her BS in Mechanical engineering from the University of Kentucky and her MS in Mechanical…
#SpaceSunday with Karen Nyberg
Karen Nyberg earned her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Dakota before earning her Master of Science in and Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the…
#SpaceSunday with Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor
Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor is a flight surgeon for NASA. Serena was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 2009 and graduated from Astronaut Candidate Training in 2011. Serena spent 2…
#SpaceSunday with Dr. Ellen Stofan
Dr. Ellen Stofan is an astrobiologist and former Chief Scientist of NASA. Ellen’s research has focused on the geology of Venus, Mars, Saturn’s moon Titan, and Earth. In the ’90s,…
#SpaceSunday with Dr. Sally Ride
Dr. Sally Ride was the first American woman in space, aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1983. Sally beat out 1,000 other applicants for a spot in NASA’s astronaut program…