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NASA Project Manager Honors Mother’s Impact
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Lee esta historia en Español aquí. Patricia Ortiz is proud to be a first-generation Salvadoran American. Her mother, born and…

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NASA’s Hidden Figures Honored with Congressional Gold Medals
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A simple turn of phrase was all it took for U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of Katherine Johnson’s home state…

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NASA Shares Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Remarks
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released his remarks as prepared for Wednesday’s Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in Washington. The…

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At Work and Beyond, NASA Employees Find Joy in Aviation
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The first “A” in NASA stands for aeronautics. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is just one of several NASA centers…

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Eileen Collins Broke Barriers as America’s First Female Space Shuttle Commander
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At the end of February 1998, Johnson Space Center Deputy Director James D. Wetherbee called Astronaut Eileen Collins to his…

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Rebekah Hounsell: Tracking Cosmic Light to Untangle the Universe’s Darkest Mysteries
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Rebekah Hounsell is an assistant research scientist working on ways to optimize and build infrastructure for future observations made by…

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NASA Johnson to Dedicate Building to Dorothy Vaughan, Women of Apollo
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NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston will recognize legendary human computer Dorothy Vaughan and the women of Apollo with activities…

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Bente Eegholm: Ensuring Space Telescopes Have Stellar Vision
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Bente Eegholm is an optical engineer working to ensure missions like the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope have stellar vision.…

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NASA Engineer Honored as Girl Scouts ‘Woman of Distinction’
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You’d think a NASA aerospace engineer who spends her days inside a giant dome researching how to make plane engines…

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Lakita Lowe: Leading Space Commercialization Innovations and Fostering STEM Engagement 
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Lakita Lowe is at the forefront of space commercialization, seamlessly merging scientific expertise with visionary leadership to propel NASA’s commercial…

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Eleasa Kim: Pioneering CLDP Payload Operations and Cultural Integration
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Eleasa Kim, stationed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, leads the Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program (CLDP) payload operations…

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Meet the Two Women Leading Space Station Science
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The International Space Station provides researchers access to the unique features of low Earth orbit: long-duration microgravity, exposure to space,…

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