For day 8 of our Women’s History Month celebration, we recognize: Janet Harmon Bragg! Janet Harmon Waterford Bragg (March 24, 1907 – April 11, 1993) was an aviator, nurse, and the first African-American woman to hold a commercial pilot license. Born in Griffin, Georgia, Bragg attended Spelman Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia where she majored in … Continue reading Women’s History Month Celebration (Day 8)
For day 7 of our Women’s History Month celebration, we recognize: Bessie Coleman! Bessie Coleman (Jan. 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926) was the first woman of African American and Native American descent to receive a pilot’s license. Often called “Queen Bess,” Coleman was born in Atlanta, Texas on January 26, 1892, to Susan Coleman, … Continue reading Women’s History Month Celebration (Day 7)
For day 6 of our Women’s History Month celebration, we recognize: Dr. Christyl Johnson! Dr. Christyl Johnson is NASA Goddard’s Deputy Director for Technology and Research Investments. A graduate of Lincoln University, Johnson came to Goddard in 2010 from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where she served as the executive director … Continue reading Women’s History Month Celebration (Day 6)
For day 5 of our Women’s History Month celebration, we recognize: Dr. Christine Darden! Dr. Christine Darden is one of the world’s leading experts on sonic boom prediction and minimization and supersonic wing design. Darden began her 40-year career at NASA in 1967 as a “human computer” who created complex programs and performed intricate calculations … Continue reading Women’s History Month Celebration (Day 5)
For day 4 of our Women’s History Month celebration, we recognize: Dr. Patricia Cowings! Dr. Patricia Cowings is an aerospace psychophysiologist, a research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, and the first American woman to receive training as a scientist astronaut. She is also the inventor of Autogenic-Feedback Training (AFTE), a system and method that … Continue reading Women’s History Month Celebration (Day 4)
For day 3 of our Women’s History Month celebration, we recognize: Dr. Powtawche Valerino! Dr. Powtawche Williams Valerino is a mechanical engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a STEM advocate, and Rice University’s first Native American PhD Engineering graduate. Part African-American and part Mississippi Choctaw, Valerino was a first-generation engineer. She graduated from Stanford University … Continue reading Women’s History Month Celebration (Day 3)
Women’s History Month (March 1- March 31) is a month where we have the opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements and accomplishments of women. All month long we will be celebrating women who have made notable contributions in STEM. We kick off our celebration of Women’s History Month with our very own, Victoria Robinson! … Continue reading Women’s History Month Celebration
In 2002, renowned poet Nikki Giovanni published Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea (We’re Going to Mars). In her famous poem, Giovanni expressed, “To successfully go to Mars and back you will need a song … take some Billie Holiday for the sad days…” Nikki Giovanni – Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea It looks like NASA listened to the famed poet. … Continue reading Farewell, Opportunity.
For day 15 of our Black History Month celebration, we recognize: Dr. Beth Brown! Dr. Beth Brown was a NASA astrophysicist and the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Michigan. Born on July 15, 1969, in Roanoke, Virginia, Beth Brown shared a fascination in space. Space themed series … Continue reading Black History Month Celebration 2019 (Day 15)
For day 14 of our Black History Month celebration, we recognize: Dr. Marguerite Williams! Dr. Marguerite Williams was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in geology. Born on December 24, 1895, in Washington, D.C., Williams became a pupil of the famed African-American biologist Ernest Everett Just. In 1923, Williams graduated from Howard University … Continue reading Black History Month Celebration 2019 (Day 14)
Robinson Family Aerospace Mission 