Black History MonthA physician, flight surgeon, and NASA astronaut, Bernard Harris became the first African American to perform a spacewalk in February..."It’s almost as if I’m a musician and the fader is my instrument — and I’m playing the astronaut’s voices...Mary W Jackson, Aerospace Engineer in the Large Supersonic Tunnels Branch of Full-Scale Research Division, explains the facilities used in...Federal Women's Program with Mary W. Jackson giving out awards. In 1958 Mary Jackson became NASA's first black female engineer.In this image from 2018, NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps trains in a U.S. spacesuit at the Johnson Space Center.Victor Glover, who has accumulated 3,000 flight hours in more than 40 aircraft, over 400 carrier arrested landings and 24...Dr. George Carruthers, right, and William Conway, a project manager at the Naval Research Institute, examine the gold-plated ultraviolet camera/spectrograph,..."We’re just going to keep lifting each other up and making sure that we all have each other’s backs, because..."This 4’11” Black woman achieved this, not knowing that STEM was going to be my path or that I was..."I am really made to feel like I am part of a family. I don’t feel like anybody is treated..."Everybody has a place where they shine. And for me, it’s being a physician, helping people heal, solving medical problems...."Well, little did I know, even at a young age, he instilled in me the importance of seeing people for..."There’s definitely an artistic component to science. You can just look at James Webb [Space Telescope]. It looks artistic. If..."How many people get to see rocket launches? Or have ever seen a shuttle mission? Or had that direct experience...Tracy Drain, with one of her childhood inspirations … Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek’s Lt. Uhura"My goal right now is to find a need and fill it. That’s my thing. And that’s all through life...."When the Challenger accident happened, I saw how everyone came together in the public affairs office. I mean, they were..."I think I’ve helped put in place a future for younger engineers that are here that have the same interests...Angela Mason-Butcher is the Capabilities Manager for the Integration and Management Office in the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate.Katherine Johnson passed away Feb. 24, 2020, after living a life filled with trail-blazing achievements.Connie Moore (left) and Sheva Moore are not related but they share a passion for helping the public find just...Patricia Cowings investigated the psycho-physiological and biological problems experienced by astronauts in space in the early 1980s.Andrea Mosie is a principal scientist who oversees the 842 pounds of Apollo lunar samples.In this image, Kenneth Harris II works in the clean room at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen horizontal on Pad-0A for the final cargo load,...Twenty-five years ago in Feb. 1995, astronaut Bernard Harris became the first African American to perform a spacewalk.r. Valerie L. Thomas was an integral part of the early Landsat digital image processing team.Retired U.S. Air Force Honorary Brigadier General Charles McGee speaks with NASA astronaut Alvin Drew during a Black History Month...Deborah Johnson has worked for NASA since 1978.From the Mission Control Center in Houston, veteran NASA astronauts Stephanie Wilson and Mark Vande Hei are on the CAPCOM...Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space, participated in crew egress training for Space Shuttle Endeavour's STS-47 mission during...Astronauts Frank Rubio, Shannon Walker, Raja Chari and Stephanie Wilson are participating in evaluations to provide their perspectives as those...Renaming event at the Katherine Johnson IV&V FacilityIn 1967, Christine Darden was added to the pool of 'human computers' who wrote complex programs and tediously crunched numbers...NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson poses for a portrait in NASA Johnson Space Center’s office at Ellington Field, Thursday, July 11,...Portrait of James Randolph, Mechanical Engineering (Boeing), Friday, June 28, 2019 at Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans, LA. Photo Credit:...Greg Ffolkes, Portrait, Friday, June 28, 2019 at Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans, LA. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)Today is National Aviation Day and progress is ongoing in the next evolution of air mobility – all thanks to...A full-scale model of Langley Aerodrome No. 8 is being constructed at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, second from left, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, third from...