WOMEN IN STEM/SPACE

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 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 NASA's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers. In 2019, she was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously.  In addition to unveiling a building sign with Jackson’s name, the event featured video tributes with reflections on Jackson’s career and legacy from current and former NASA employees and astronauts, celebrities, elected officials and others.  Learn more at: https://www.nasa.gov/content/mary-w-jackson-biography Producer Credit: Sonnet Apple  Music: "Back to Basics"/Universal Production Music

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 NASA's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers. In 2019, she was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously. Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk will lead a ceremony at 1 p.m. EST Friday, Feb 26, officially naming the NASA Headquarters building in Washington in honor of Mary W. Jackson. The event will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website and will stream live on the agency’s flagship social media accounts. and the NASA app.\ In addition to unveiling a building sign with Jackson’s name, the event will feature video tributes with reflections on Jackson’s career and legacy from current and former NASA employees and astronauts, celebrities, elected officials and others. The event will also feature a video of poet Nikki Giovanni reading an excerpt from her poem “Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea,” which is about space and civil rights. Producer Credit: Sonnet Apple Music: "My One and Only"/Universal Production Music

Marshall Space Flight Center is proud to celebrate Black History Month, highlighting the work and contributions of team members across the center. Whether supporting our astronauts aboard the International Space Station, testing flight hardware or developing and implementing the technologies of tomorrow, the values of unity, diversity and inclusion are of great importance to the Marshall community. Each of the Marshall team members highlighted fully embodies this year’s Marshall Black History Month celebration theme - Representation, Identity and Diversity: Together We Achieve. Tawnya Laughinghouse is the program manager for NASA’s Technology Demonstration Missions.

Georgia Tech senior Breanna Ivey helped test out the mathematics and coding on NASA's Mars Perseverance rover while she was on the team as an intern. Ivey tells CNN's Fredricka Whitfield about the experience and shares advice for students of color interested in pursuing S.T.E.M. sciences. #CNN #CNNBusiness #News

2021-02-19 – Miriam Micael, project management engineer at the Canadian Space Agency, introduces herself and answers a few questions. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Useful Links Humans of CSA: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/humans/default.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_idby8wh3

The Mars Society's MarsTalk team will be hosting a live stream for the upcoming landing of NASA’s Perseverance Rover on the surface of the planet Mars. Hosted by the MarsTalk team, Igor and Joe will discuss the rover's instruments and mission with appearances by Robert Zubrin, Lucinda Offer, planetary scientist Chris McKay, and engineer Max Fagin. There's a lot to unpack and learn about this historic mission and we're excited to cover this as it unfolds. We invite you to join us live starting at 3PM ET. We look forward to bringing this to you live and answering your questions! See you then!

Mars is getting a new resident! Mars rover Perseverance will land on the Red Planet this month. Celebrate the landing with a live chat all about Mars, featuring Abigail Harrison, aka "Astronaut Abby," an aspiring astronaut and founder of "The Mars Generation." This live chat was recorded on February 11th, 2021. This video was a part a full episode of STEM in 30 titled ""Perseverance, What it Takes to Explore the Red Planet!"" To watch the full episode visit: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6RlkQnoCx_UeWQpT5dDXUssF94xYSPkH For more learning resources for National History Day check out Smithsonian Learning Lab: https://learninglab.si.edu/org/airandspace For more FREE teacher resources from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum visit STEM in 30, the museum's Emmy nominated TV show for middle school students: https://airandspace.si.edu/stem-30

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This was a fun interview. Deborah Sass is the Co-Founder of Space Hero, a TV show designed to send the average citizen to space in 2023. Originally from London to a sustainable farm in Ibiza, Deborah has worked her way to success becoming a Lioness in business and brings her SASS to the space industry. Her energy is infectious and I have to admit I have a serious girl crush!!!!

We invite you to attend the tour on 11 February 2021 at 16:30​ CET/12:30 CLT to meet some of the women working at ESO and discover the different corners of the organisation in Germany and Chile. To join the tour head over to the ESO Astronomy Facebook Page or YouTube channel.

Dr. Amy Simon has always been fascinated with space. From a young age she dreamed of lifting off in the space shuttle, just like her hero, astronaut Sally Ride. Over the years her interest in space remained, and she eventually found herself working at NASA. Simon is the senior scientist for planetary atmospheres research in the Solar System Exploration Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Her scientific research involves the study of the composition, dynamics, and cloud structure in Jovian (Jupiter-like) planet atmospheres, primarily from spacecraft observations like the Hubble Space Telescope. Simon is also involved in multiple robotic flight missions, as well as future mission concept development. She was a co-investigator on the Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) and is the deputy instrument scientist for the OSIRIS-REx Visible and near-IR Spectrometer (OVIRS), as well as the Landsat 9 TIRS2 instrument, and the Lucy L'Ralph instrument deputy principal investigator. She is principal investigator of the Hubble Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) program. She recently served as science co-lead of the NASA Ice Giants Mission Concept study. For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble. Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Evangeline Koonce: Lead Producer Evangeline Koonce: Co-Editor Paul Morris: Co-Editor Dr. Amy Simon: Interviewee Music: "Falling Free" by Christian Tschuggnall [AKM] and Michael Edwards [APRA] via Atmosphere Music Ltd. [PRS] and Universal Production Music. “Darwin’s Extraordinary Journey” by Laurent Dury [SACEM] via Koka Media [SACEM], Universal Publishing Production Music France [SACEM] and Universal Production Music. This video can be shared and downloaded at https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13809. While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, individual imagery provided by Motion Array is obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on stock footage may be found here https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13809. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html. See more Hubble videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiuUQ9asub3Ta8mqP5LNiOhOygRzue8kN Follow NASA's Hubble Space Telescope: · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NASAHubble · Twitter: https://twitter.com/NASAHubble · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/NASAHubble · Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahubble --- If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/NASAGoddard Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center · Instagram http://www.instagram.com/nasagoddard · Twitter http://twitter.com/NASAGoddard · Twitter http://twitter.com/NASAGoddardPix · Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NASAGoddard · Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc

Take a journey through outer space to see human-made and interstellar debris with Museum astrophysicist Jackie Faherty. Watch our other live field trips here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrfcruGtplwFbGAatRx-N-ZiOjQ6BXNco Explore our Space Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL820A688B24E9247E #Astronomy #AMNH #Planetarium #Space #SpaceX #NASA #LearnWithMe Deion Desir, New York City high school science teacher and alum of the Museum’s Master of Arts in Teaching Earth Science program, pilots a virtual flight through a new space debris data set in Open Space, the interactive data visualization software designed to visualize the entire universe. Visit satellites, including SpaceX’s controversial Starlink, then voyage beyond our solar systems to bodies such as Borisov and Oumuamua. Cosmic Challenge 1: Can you spot the International Space Station next time it flies over your neighborhood? Use web-based tools to find out where and when to look for it in your sky! https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/ Cosmic Challenge #2: Check out Arthur C. Clarke's short story, "The Sentinel". Applications for @AMNH 's Master of Arts in Teaching degree in Earth and space science are now being accepted. Every student gets a full scholarship plus a $30,000 stipend for this 15 month graduate program. More details can be found at https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/master-of-arts-in-teaching-earth-science-residency How are we doing? Your feedback is important to us! Help us to improve and continue online programs by filling out a quick survey: http://bit.ly/astronomyonline The software we’re using is called Open Space. It’s a free, open-source software that anyone can access and explore! Download it here: https://www.openspaceproject.com/ Support for Hayden Planetarium Programs is provided by the Horace W. Goldsmith Endowment Fund. *** Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/user/AMNHorg Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/amnh Facebook: http://www.fb.com/naturalhistory Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/amnh This video and all media incorporated herein (including text, images, and audio) are the property of the American Museum of Natural History or its licensors, all rights reserved. The Museum has made this video available for your personal, educational use. You may not use this video, or any part of it, for commercial purposes, nor may you reproduce, distribute, publish, prepare derivative works from, or publicly display it without the prior written consent of the Museum. © American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY

Born in 1918, Katherine Johnson was one of the first Black students to integrate West Virginia’s graduate schools before becoming a NASA mathematician, where she helped send astronauts into orbit around Earth and to the moon and back. She is an awardee of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the 2020 recipient of the Hubbard Medal, National Geographic’s highest honor, recognizing a lifetime achievement in research, discovery, and exploration. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoOfficialSite Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBNatGeo Twitter: http://bit.ly/NatGeoTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NatGeoInsta Read more about this: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/10/katherine-johnson-mathematician-sent-apollo-moon-wins-hubbard-medal/ NASA Trailblazer: Katherine Johnson | National Geographic https://youtu.be/E4j_LpKzcZQ National Geographic https://www.youtube.com/natgeo

An award-winning engineer's taste for space propelled her to a successful career path at #NorthropGrumman. Are you interested in a career at Northrop Grumman? Search opportunities today: http://www.northropgrumman.com/Careers/Pages/default.aspx

Tonight I chatted with Moiya McTier, Ph.D. student from Columbia University. Moiya is the host of the podcast, Exolore [https://www.exolorepod.com/], in which she "explores fictional worlds by building them with a panel of expert guests." Additionally, regular viewers of the Weekly Space Hangout will recognize Moiya as one of their regular journalists. Moiya grew up in the middle of the woods of rural Pennsylvania without running water. From there, she went to Harvard University where she became the first person in the school's long history to study both astrophysics and folklore & mythology. Now she's pursuing her PhD in astronomy at Columbia University in New York City, studying how the Milky Way's structure influences exoplanet populations. Outside of research, Moiya has written a science fiction novel, designed an exhibit for the New York Hall of Science, and given more than 100 talks and performances about science. To learn more about Moiya, visit her website: https://www.moiyamctier.com/ and follow her on Twitter (@GoAstroMo) and Instagram (@GoAstroMo). ****************************************** Tonight our Dom's Cheese of the Week was Taleggio: https://domscheese.com/product/taleggio/ Join the show recording every Thursday at 8pm ET by leaving a voicemail at www.SpaceRadioShow.com. Support the show on Patreon. Follow on Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube. Justin G, Matthew K, Chris L, Barbara K, Duncan M, Corey D, Justin Z, Neuterdude, Nate H, Andrew F, Naila, Aaron S, Scott M, Rob H, David B, Frank T, Tim R, Alex P, Tom Van S, Mark R, Alan B, Craig B, Richard K, Steve P, Dave L, Chuck C, Stephen M, Maureen R, Stace J, Neil P, lothian53 , COTFM, Stephen S, Ken L, Debra S, Alberto M, Matt C, Ron S, Stephen J, Joe R, Jeremy K, David P, Norm Z, Ulfert B, Robert B, Fr. Bruce W, Catherine R, Nicolai B, Sean M, Edward K, Callan R, Darren W, JJ_Holy, Tracy F, Tom, Sarah K, Bill H, Steven S, Jens O, Ryan L, Ella F, Richard S, Sam R, Thomas K, James C, Jorg D, R Larche, Syamkumar M, John S, Fred S, Homer V, Mark D, Brianna V, Becky L, Colin B, Arthur, Bruce A, Steven M, Brent B, Bill E, Jim L, Tim Z, Thomas W, Linda C, Joshua, David W, Aissa F, Tom G, and Marc H. Produced by Nancy Graziano. Cheese for today’s tasting proudly provided by Dom’s Cheese Shop (https://domscheese.com/). Hosted by Paul M. Sutter, astrophysicist and the one and only Agent to the Stars.

Physician, citizen scientist astronaut, aquanaut and medical expert Shawna Pandya teaches me all about space medicine - yes, there is such a thing! Watch this episode to learn about the cool projects she has worked on in zero gravity all the way to the bottom of the ocean floor and the fun scientific discoveries along the way. We even discuss surgery in space and how to treat a wound in space, inspired by the new George Clooney movie, Midnight Sky.

We got awarded 4 nights of time on the Isaac Newton Telescope in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain to observe some barred galaxies. The pandemic has meant we can't travel there in person but we can observe them remotely from our home offices! As long as Storm Filomena doesn't scupper our plans... "Making it rain" April Fool's paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2003.13879.pdf --- 📚 "Space: 10 Things You Should Know": http://bit.ly/SpaceDrBecky 📚 US & Canada version: "Space at the speed of light" (same book, different title, with some beautiful illustrations): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635406/space-at-the-speed-of-light-by-dr-becky-smethurst/ 📚 German translation "Das kleine Buch vom großen Knall" : https://www.dtv.de/buch/becky-smethurst-das-kleine-buch-vom-grossen-knall-28254/ --- 🎧 Royal Astronomical Society Podcast that I co-host: podfollow.com/supermassive --- 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and click the little bell icon to be notified when I post a new video! -- The artwork in the background is a scientifically accurate map showing the orbits of more than 18000 asteroids in the Solar System, created by Eleanor Lutz. Find out more and buy one here: https://eleanorlutz.com/mapping-18000-asteroids --- 👩🏽‍💻 I'm Dr Becky Smethurst, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford. I love making videos about science with an unnatural level of enthusiasm. I like to focus on how we know things, not just what we know. And especially, the things we still don't know. If you've ever wondered about something in space and couldn't find an answer online - you can ask me! My day job is to do research into how supermassive black holes can affect the galaxies that they live in. In particular, I look at whether the energy output from the disk of material orbiting around a growing supermassive black hole can stop a galaxy from forming stars. http://drbecky.uk.com https://rebeccasmethurst.co.uk

OPT is proud to present this special presentation of women in astronomy! Watch this video to learn about women in the space industry like NASA engineers, OPTeam astrophotographers, and many more! Everyone’s story in astronomy starts somewhere, and like many beginners, they were all once there too. We hope you are inspired to pursue your dreams and to keep looking up. Join us as we listen to their story and learn more about their journey in the astro hobby. “Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It’s your place in the world; it’s your life.” -- Dr. Mae Jemison | Engineer, physician, and NASA astronaut. Follow them on social Shawna Pandya Director of International Institute of Astronautical Sciences Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnapandya/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shawnapandya Youtube: www.youtube.com/shawnapandya Cathrin Machin Space Painter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cathrinmachin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cathrinmachin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CathrinMachin YouTube: Cathrin Machin Dalia Grelin Astrophotographer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/galactic.hunter/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/galactichunter/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/galactichunter Website: https://www.galactic-hunter.com/ Linda Rivera Digital & Social Media Specialist for NASA JPL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lindariv3ra Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindarovera/ Twitter: @lindarovera Lanchen Mihalic   Space Artist Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lanchendesigns/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lanchendesigns/ Tic-Tok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@lanchen Bailey Burns Aerospace Systems Engineer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ninjaneergirl Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ninjaneergirl/ Twitter: @ninjaneergirl Tic-Tok: @ninjaneergirl Website: www.aspacestory.com YouTube Channel: A Space Story Helena Cochrane Astrophotographer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HelenaAstrophotography Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helenas_astro/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5Hd14VipcinOzhlI5aXhQ?view_as=subscriber Kat Echazarreta Electrical Engineer at NASA JPL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kat_echz/ Website: katechazarreta.com YouTube Channel: Kat Echazarreta Kate Gunderson Aerospace Engineer Facebook: www.facebook.com/kgundersonblog Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ndakota_kate/ Twitter: @kgundersonblog TikTok: @kgundersonblog Website: www.katelyngunderson.com Sarah Longcor Astrophotographer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stella.astro.aus/ Stacey Dowton Astrophotographer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrostace/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/astrostace YouTube: AstroStace Website: www.astrostace.com Camille Calibeo Aerospace Business Strategist Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGalacticGal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegalacticgal/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheGalacticGal Esther Monique Treviño NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador Facebook: www.facebook.com/spacecadetesther Instagram: www.instagram.com/spacecadetesther Twitter: www.twitter.com/spacecadetes Twitch: www.twitch.com/spacecadetesther Tic-Tok: www.tiktok.com/spacecadetesther Website: www.spacecadetesther.com YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpsk0XyAZB_SLP_E-E1Vrg Raquel Nuno Planetary Scientist Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thespacegeologist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespacegeologist/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaquelNuno Website: https://raquelnuno.com/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCryxiai7-wPGM5808kGvMUg Amy Little :telescope:  Astrophotographer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyAstroAdventures Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy_astro_photography Astrobin: https://www.astrobin.com/users/AmyAstro/ Website: https://www.amyastro.com/ YouTube Channel: Amy Astro Diana Herber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vanillamoon22/ Ginny St. Lawrence Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ginnystlawrenceart/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginny-st-lawrence-a01571b7/ Website: www.optcorp.com Subscribe to OPT Telescopes for more astro community features! ===== OPT - The Telescope Authority since 1947 Telescope equipment? Astrohotography gear? Professional Astronomy? We help with it all. Check us out at www.optcorp.com ===== Let’s get social! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/optcorp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPTTelescopes Twitter: https://twitter.com/OPT_Telescopes #astrophotography #astronomers #astronomy #features #womeninstem #nasa #space

NASA astronaut Christina Koch talks to Space.com's Chelsea Gohd about the impact of the first all-woman spacewalk that occured on Oct. 19, 2020. The spacewalk was conducted by Koch and her crewmate Jessica Meir. Credit: Space.com

Get to know some of the diverse team of engineers and scientists working on NASA's next Mars rover, Perseverance. NASA-JPL engineer Michelle Tomey Colizzi is ensuring the Perseverance rover can endure a lot of extreme environments on its way to the Red Planet. Join our conversation to find out how she is focusing on the aeroshell, a capsule that will keep the rover safe during travel. We'll be taking your questions live from the chat. The team is on track to launch Perseverance in July 2020 and land in Mars' Jezero Crater in February 2021. For more information on the Mars 2020 mission, go to: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/ Chats are moderated. Inappropriate language or posts that harass other individuals will be removed. • Be courteous • Use respectful language • Protect your private information • No spam, sexually explicit or discriminatory material • Stay on topic