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Women’s History Month

"I love my country. I love serving my country. I think that was ingrained in me in the military, where...
Tami, a woman of Native American heritage from the Delaware Nation, smiles standing on a staircase in a modern, sunlit building, holding a traditional handcrafted cradleboard adorned with intricate beadwork. She is wearing a paisley patterned shirt covered with a black sweater that has the NASA insignia on the right breast.
"[Now that I work for Safety and Mission Assurance,] it's really cool to read everything about the different types of...
Miranda Meyer, a Native American woman, poses for a portrait among trees.
"And don't be intimidated or influenced by an emblem or your perception of what kind of people are behind that...
Transportation Officer Melissa Coleman stands in front of a white van with the NASA emblem on it.
“I feel that my larger purpose at NASA, which I've felt since I came on as an intern, is to...
NASA Management and Program Analyst Mallory Carbon, poses for a portrait, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, outside the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
"These days, I can still take advice from people but not let it totally dictate or control the path that...
Parachute Engineer Anh Nguyen poses with her hands on her hips in a white blazer, smiling at the camera wearing black rimmed glasses.
"I had two kids that were three and five, and I was working full time, and I was doing the...
Facility Systems Safety Engineer and Fall Protection Program Administrator Thu Nguyen poses for a portrait wearing a yellow vest and hard hat outside Building 31x, a construction site at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
"For the girls or women in science — or in any profession or job — opportunities are more abundant than...
Space Physics and Space Weather Scientist Dr. Yihua Zheng, poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024 at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Photo Credit: (NASA/Thalia Patrinos)
“One of my cornerstone pinnacles [is], ‘Show up to work [and] life with integrity and intent.’ So, accomplish your goals...
Meghan Everett, wearing dark dress pants and a light-colored blouse with buttons and a ruffled collar, smiles at the camera as she sits at the edge of one of the International Space Station modules inside the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The edges of the module mockup are blue, with a yellow and black striped warning strip present on the step where Meghan is sitting. Blue handrails are present on both sides of the module mockup, and a wide variety of labels are visible on all of the module mockup surfaces within.
"What you eventually realize is that your success as a leader is not really yours, it’s the team’s. You’re not...
Dana Weigel stands and smiles in front of a large wall mural of the International Space Station. She has wavy blond hair and is wearing a dark blue jacket over a pink blouse with a circular necklace around her neck.
“… I've just seen such tremendous things happen since I've been part of the Astrobiology Program, and that's why I'm...
A woman with shoulder-length flowing brown hair smiles gently at the camera. She is wearing earrings, a gold necklace, and a white blouse with blue patterned spots. The blue sky, green trees and grass, and a building are blurred but visible behind her.
“…When I actually defended my dissertation and my family was able to attend, that's when it hit them. They were...
A woman with twisted dark brown hair and brown eyes smiles happily at the camera while crossing her hands across her chest. She's wearing a royal blue blazer with white piping around the outside. She stands before a brick wall with the NASA logo behind her.
"Everywhere I've been since I got commissioned [as an Air Force officer], my very first office in 1997, I hang...
A woman wearing thick-rimmed glasses, a purple sweater, and a black cardigan smiles widely at the camera. Paintings of worlds across our Solar System are blurred in the background as light from above perfectly frames her face, surrounded by loose, dirty blonde curls.
"…I love to share the messy ride. It's OK that you have bumps. It's OK if there's obstacles. You have...
A woman with long brown hair and dark brown eyes stands against metal stairs, smiling. She holds a railing with her left arm and her right arm down at her side. She's wearing a light beige blazer over a white shirt, blue jeans, and a brown belt.
"I've come a long way from thinking, 'Well, I did this whole dissertation on geysers, what it would take for...
A woman that's standing in the woods wearing a red blouse and red suit jacket smiles widely at the camera.
"It takes a lot of courage to confront your fears and failures. Each and every time is really difficult, but...
A Vietnamese-American woman with shoulder-length black hair stands in front of a building that is out of focus. She wears a light blue shirt with buttons and a red blazer with a small NASA "meatball" pin.
"It's amazing when I get a chance to see the space station fly over. I am very fortunate to be...
Liliana Villarreal, Artemis landing and recovery director with Exploration Ground Systems (EGS), stands in front of the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA) at the turn basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
“I read [‘The Last Man on the Moon’] by Gene Cernan, and he was describing how he felt looking at...
Margarita Sampson thoughtfully gazes off into the distance as she sits in the lobby of Building 1 at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Behind her are two pieces of text. The first says, "Dare Unite Explore" in a circle above "Johnson Space Center." The second says, "We DARE to expand frontiers. We UNITE with our partners to complete bold missions and we EXPLORE space for the benefit of humankind."
"You must have grit, resilience, courage, and strength. I'm able to really share all the wisdom and the lessons I've...
Dr. Camille Alleyne smiles as she looks off in the distance while standing in front of the Robert McCall mural, "Opening the Space Frontier — the Next Giant Step,” in the lobby of Building 2 at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
"Once the rocket launched, [I saw] how it illuminated such a dark space. So even when you're in a dark...
Ales-Cia Winsley smiles for the camera as she sits in front of a row of desks in Firing Room 1 in the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. She is wearing a bright magenta jacket with two pins (the NASA "meatball" insignia and the NASA Artemis logo) present on her right lapel, a white shirt, and striped slacks.
"As an immigrant myself reporting on stories about other immigrants, I want to show people that space is for all,...
Noelia González smiles widely in the center of the frame. She is wearing large round glasses and a multicolored top of blues and oranges with a flower pattern, and her dark brown hair frames her face. Behind her is the brightly colored artwork for "Universo Curioso de la NASA," NASA’s first-ever Spanish podcast.
"… I try to tell folks that it's not where you started. It's not the mistakes you've made. It's what...
Carolina Rudisel smiles brightly as she looks at the camera. She is wearing a yellow jacket and black top, paired with a long rainbow-colored necklace and set of flower-shaped earrings, and her wavy brown hair frames her face. She is standing outside with leafy green trees and grass visible behind her.
"I believe you always end up where you need to be and that everybody can make things happen for themselves....
Roman Space Telescope Technical Photographer Jolearra Tshiteya standing next to a display.
"I think I do that with my interns and teams too — I give them the space to grow and...
Environmental Portrait of Trinesha M. Dixon for Faces of NASA Project in the Teague Lobby of Building 2 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
"It was just this Frankenstein monstrosity of PVC pipes and messy high schooler soldering and wiring. But no matter how...
ISS Research Communications Lead Jennifer Hamilton poses and smiles at the camera in the Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. She is carrying a light pink blazer over her shoulder.
"So here I am, a transgender woman, an engineer, working at Kennedy Space Center, and I get to work around...
Systems Engineering Supervisor Amy Lendian smiles at the camera in a white collared shirt and a black blazer. She is wearing an Artemis pin on her lapel. The background is out of focus.
"We always have some level of self-doubt, but if the end goal of what you’re trying to achieve is going...
A woman with long, curly, and brown balayaged hair smiles widely, wearing a long black suit jacket and white shirt. She's standing in front of space hardware with International Space Station mission patches on showcase and an American flag behind her.
Phuong Marangoni is the deputy project planning and control lead for NASA’s Power and Propulsion Element project supporting Gateway, a...
Phuong Marangoni stands in front of a portrait wall in the Research Support Building.
"Operating the International Space Station requires an entire team of people all coming together with one goal in pursuit of...
NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-4 Mission Specialist Jessica Watkins
Deputy director for technology and research investments at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Dr. Christyl Johnson, speaks during a panel...
NASA Goddard’s Deputy Center Director for Technology and Research Investments, Dr. Christyl Johnson, speaks during a panel discussion as part of a Women’s History Month program Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Goddard's main campus in Greenbelt, Maryland.
“I think I’m always seeking out projects that help people feel seen. And maybe that’s why I got so into...
“I think I’m always seeking out projects that help people feel seen. And maybe that’s why I got so into photography initially. I struggle with that myself — feeling seen. And so to help other people feel seen is definitely an interest of mine that I keep coming back to." — Aubrey Gemignani, Photo Archivist/Photographer, Mori Associates
“They say if you live long enough, there's a good chance you'll join this community. And just remember, if that...
Dana smiles softly, wearing a red, short-sleeved collared shirt with the Artemis logo on it. She has long, dark brown hair and black eyeliner accentuating her dark brown eyes. She's seated in an electric chair, wearing her flesh-colored prosthetic arms.
Kristen Bury stands in front of the historic Centaur G-Prime Upper Stage Rocket display at NASA Glenn.
Woman stands with arms folded in front of a rocket display outdoors.
"…You cannot grow without approaching the fear, embracing the fear, and then pushing past it." — Tahira Allen, Digital Lead,...
Tahira Allen leans on a wall while gazing into the distance. She is wearing a white plaid sweater. A faint outline of the United States Capitol building can be seen in the background.
Former astronaut Eileen Collins sits at the pilot’s station aboard space shuttle Discovery during a hotfiring procedure on Feb. 2,...
Astronaut Eileen Collins at pilot's station onboard shuttle Discovery
"…Yes, you must be good at math and do the academic work to prepare you to do the kind of...
Deputy Associate Administrator for STEM Engagement Kris Brown leans up against a concrete building and smiles warmly at the camera.
The absence of light in her Virgin Islands hometown ignited Concha Reid’s interest in power systems and led her to...
Concha Reid, deputy manager for the Space Science Project Office, in front of the Glenn Extreme Environments Rig at NASA’s Glenn Research Center.
“I wanted to create a game because right now, a lot of what we [at NASA] make is geared toward...
Courtney Lee, a Black American woman, looks happy and confident, smiling at the camera while standing in front of a Roman Telescope model. She's wearing a long sleeve black turtle neck under a yellow plaid dress. Her short, curly hair frames her face.
As NASA celebrates National Engineers Week, NASA Glenn gets perspectives from systems safety engineer Darcy DeAngelis.
Young woman with blonde hair, wearing glasses, dressed in pink blazer and black dress, smiles at camera while standing near railing.
As NASA celebrates National Engineers Week, NASA Glenn gets perspectives from materials research engineer Jamesa Stokes.
Young, black woman with safety glasses, dressed in t-shirt, jeans, and purple fuzzy sweater with purple gloves, faces camera while standing in laboratory
Lyndsey McMillon-Brown has taken her love of art, books, and the environment and turned it into a career at NASA’s...
Engineer Lyndsey McMillon-Brown stands in front of solar cells at NASA’s Glenn Research Center.