When she was hired by NACA the same year, she became the first woman engineer at the organization, eventually rising to the title Branch Head and managing several of its wind tunnels.
Her work contributed to research on aeronautics, supersonic flight, airfoils, and aircraft design standards. Her work had implications for military and commercial flight applications, and she was influential in the production of aircraft design standards that continued to be relevant many years later.
Mae Carol Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard
The “Making Space for Girls” challenge is a partnership between SpaceKids Global, a Florida-based, non-profit established to use space exploration to engage children in STEAM learning and the Girl Scouts
Mae Carol Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard
The “Making Space for Girls” challenge is a partnership between SpaceKids Global, a Florida-based, non-profit established to use space exploration to engage children in STEAM learning and the Girl Scouts
Our fair planet sports a curved, sunlit crescent against the black backdrop of space in this stunning photograph.
From the unfamiliar perspective, the Earth is small and, like a telescopic
These three bright nebulae are often featured on telescopic tours of the
constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields of the central Milky Way.
In fact, 18th century cosmic tourist Charles
