America’s space program faces an unprecedented crisis as more than 2,000 senior NASA employees prepare to abandon the agency, potentially derailing ambitious plans to return
From being told to settle for cosmetology by a high school guidance counselor to launching into space as part of Blue Origin’s all-female NS-31 crew,
Houston, long dubbed Space City, has anchored America’s cosmic ambitions since NASA planted its Johnson Space Center there in 1961. What began as a government-led
Happy Pi Day! Cheers to black female mathematicians. Today, March 14 (3/14), marks the annual celebration because the date represents the first three digits of
One hundred thirty-six mostly Black and Brown tween and teen girls, decked in khakis and colored polos that represented their schools and organizations in Atlanta,
Alotta Taylor recently retired from NASA as a senior executive and now serves as the President of Taylor Enterprises. In that capacity, she helps provide
Missy Elliott‘s debut solo single “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” has been set into outer space. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California used their Deep
Four NASA volunteers have completed their year-long mission in a simulated Mars bunker. The group, which consisted of Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell, and
NASA is searching for four people to live on a Mars simulation. The U.S. space agency is seeking volunteers for an experiment that will involve
Sarah Adewumi has always been into STEM subjects. Now, Adewumi is a science communicator at NASA. Adewumi discussed her career and path in STEM during
Jessica Watkins is about to make history when she becomes the first Black woman to join an international space crew. NASA has assigned astronaut Watkins
Another honor was bestowed on legendary NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson this month as Sydney Lanier Middle School in Fairfax, Virginia, was officially changed to Katherine
NASA renamed its formal headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, after the agency’s first African American female engineer, Mary W. Jackson. Jackson
Legendary NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson is getting a spacecraft named after her by the global aerospace and defense technology giant Northman Grumman. The company announced
Katherine Johnson, the mathematical savant whose pioneering career at NASA was played out in the Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures, has passed away. She was 101.
NASA is finally paying tribute to the Black female mathematician who changed the history of space travel. Katherine Johnson, whose work was hidden for decades,
Jeanette Epps was on the verge of making history. The NASA astronaut was set to become the first Black American to be a crew member
The election of President Donald Trump has resulted in an unprecedented crackdown on free speech when it comes to government agencies. This week, Trump shutdown
The Atlanta Business League’s 83rd annual meeting was held at the Delta Flight Museum. The Atlanta Business League was established in 1933 as an affiliate
When it comes to America’s dominance in space, the role of Black female scientists has been tragically neglected by history. All of that will soon change with the
