#MathMonday with 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…
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#SpaceSunday – Mercury 13
#SpaceSunday with Mercury 13 🚀 13 female pilots were prevented from entering NASA’s space training program even after performing better than their male counterparts in the same rigorous testing procedures. This…
#TBT – Annie Easley (1933 – 2011)
#ThrowbackThursday honoring Annie Easley (1933-2011) 🔬 Annie Easley worked as a computer for NACA until it was abolished in 1958, becoming NASA, where Easley would develop the software for the Centaur…
Nichelle Nichols
Nichelle Nichols is an African-American actress who starred as Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek. She later recorded albums, wrote a memoir and science-fiction novels, and was an ambassador for NASA…
#TBT – Mary Golda Ross
#tbt honoring Mary Golda Ross 🔬🚀 “I was brought up in the Cherokee tradition of equal education for boys and girls.” 🔬🚀 Mary Golda Ross was the first Native-American engineer, with…
#SpaceSunday – Mae Jemison
#spacesunday with Mae Jemison 🔬🚀 “Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do…
#tbt – Mary Jackson
#tbt honoring Mary Jackson 🔬🚀 Mary Jackson, was a mathematician, aerospace engineer, and the first African American female engineer to work at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 🔬🚀 Although…