Women at Armstrong
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NASA Armstrong Showcases Women in Aviation
NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, has a long history with employing women in aviation careers and empowering…
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Armstrong Women in Leadership
![View inside a dimly lit hangar. A woman stands next to the tail of the X-59, facing the camera. In the immediate background, the X-59 sits, newly painted in its red, white, blue and gold livery.](https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/AFRC2024-0004-080/AFRC2024-0004-080~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint)
![Portrait of Armstrong chief engineer Cynthia Bixby](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CJ-Bixby_ED15-0002-46_2.jpg?w=769)
![Portrait of Jennifer H. Cole](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/afrc2018-0001-52_jennifer_cole.jpg?w=749)
![Eileen V. Detka](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/afrc2017-0104-19.jpg?w=819)
![Keri L. Eliason](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ed12-0298-07.jpg?w=819)
![Deputy Center Director Laurie A. Grindle](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/laurie_grindle_ed15-0002-37.jpg?w=819)
![Portrait of Peggy Hayes](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/peggy-hayes-afrc2024-0002-1.jpg?w=819)
![Heather A. Maliska](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ed15-0002-27_heather_maliska.jpg?w=749)
![Photo of Kate M. McMurtry](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/kate-mcmurtry_0.jpg?w=819)
![Joy Murphy](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/joy_murphy_deh_8313_.jpg?w=749)
our deputy center director
Laurie Grindle
Women at NASA are making history every day by contributing to groundbreaking missions and projects in the areas of space, science and aeronautics. They’re also dedicated to inspiring the next generation of explorers to break new boundaries. In this 2021 video, learn more about Laurie Grindle, who was appointed deputy center director in March 2023, and her journey to NASA.
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![Portrait of a woman standing in front of an airplane.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/afrc2022-0118-04.jpg?w=1024)
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