Women of NASA Drive Exploration and Discovery

March is Women’s History Month. Women at NASA contribute every day to the success of our current missions and pave the way for future generations to reach for the stars. To learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/women Video Credits: Producer/Editor: Amy Leniart Original Author: Produced by NASA and published on 02/03/2021

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NASA Headquarters Unveils New Name: Mary W. Jackson Headquarters Building

NASA paid tribute to a "Hidden Figure" by holding a ceremony officially naming the NASA Headquarters building in Washington, D.C. in honor of Mary W. Jackson Friday, Feb 26.  Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at NASA, began her career with the agency in the segregated West>>>

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NASA ceremony to name headquarters after Hidden Figure Mary W. Jackson

You’re invited to join us for a virtual event on Friday, Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. EST officially naming the NASA Headquarters building in Washington, D.C, in honor of Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at NASA who made extensive contributions to aerospace research, and the hiring>>>

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Honoring a ‘Hidden Figure’: NASA to Unveil the Mary W. Jackson Headquarters Building

Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at NASA, began her career with the agency in the segregated West Area Computing Unit of NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The mathematician and aerospace engineer went on to lead programs influencing the hiring and promotion of women in>>>

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Spacewalk to Prepare the International Space Station for Solar Array Upgrades 

Early riser? Watch two humans work in the vacuum of space on Sunday, Feb. 28! NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover will exit the orbital lab’s Quest airlock at about 6 a.m. EST to begin assembling and installing modification kits required for upcoming solar array upgrades.  Once the duo>>>

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President Biden Congratulates NASA on the Perseverance Mars Rover Touchdown

President Joe Biden called acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk on Feb. 18, 2021, just after the Perseverance rover touched down on Mars to congratulate the agency’s team on the successful landing. Learn more about the mission at: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/ Original Author: Produced by NASA and published on 21/02/2021

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Watch NASA land the Perseverance Rover on Mars!

NASA will be attempting to land the #Perseverance Mars Rover and Ingenuity Helicopter on the surface of Mars! This is the biggest and most sophisticated rover anyone has ever landed on the surface of Mars. After a 7-month long journey spanning 497 million km, Perseverance will land at Jezero Crater.>>>

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1958 -2100: A TIMELAPSE OF NASA (Past and Future Technology)

NASA has changed the way humankind lives on the Earth, and on the ISS, with the futuristic technology they have developed. And they will soon be shaping how humans live on the Moon and Mars. This mini overview documentary looks into NASA’s history of tech and rockets, and also explores>>>

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1958 -2100: A TIMELAPSE OF NASA (Past and Future Technology)

NASA has changed the way humankind lives on the Earth, and on the ISS, with the futuristic technology they have developed. And they will soon be shaping how humans live on the Moon and Mars. This mini overview documentary looks into NASA’s history of tech and rockets, and also explores>>>

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We are Family: NASA Honors Black History Month

NASA celebrates Black History Month by honoring the accomplishments and contributions of African Americans across the agency. This year, NASA pays tribute to The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity, the theme for 2021. Each year during February, NASA highlights the African American community’s significant achievements, whose creativity and innovations>>>

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