WOMEN IN STEM/SPACE

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

In this close-up video, Karen Whitfield, NASA Educator, shares her love of teaching and opening doors for everyone at NASA.

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On her first trip to the International Space Station, Kate Rubins became the first person to sequence DNA in space. Find out the plans for her next trip during a live event at 4 p.m. ET Wednesday, July 1. Rubins and two Russian crewmates will launch to the station in October.

A study in 2014 found that 25% of people couldn't name a single female scientist. So here are 10 historically famous women in astrophysics (my own field!), plus a whole load more physicists and those working in the field today. TrueSciPhi's list of women astrophysicists on Twitter: https://truesciphi.org/ast_wom.html All astrophysicists on Twitter: https://truesciphi.org/ast.html Leavitt (1912) - http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1912HarCi.173....1L Cecilia Payne’s thesis: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/1925PhDT.........1P/ADS_PDF Russell (1929) - http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1929ApJ....70...11R Hewish, Bell et al. (1968) - https://www.nature.com/articles/217709a0.pdf -- 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 --- 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and click the little bell icon to be notified when I post a new video! ---- 📚 My book: "Space at the speed of light" is now available in the USA & Canada! Order your copy here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635406/space-at-the-speed-of-light-by-dr-becky-smethurst/ 📚 For anywhere else in the world you can buy my book here (Space: 10 Things You Should Know - same book, different title) here: http://bit.ly/SpaceDrBecky --- 🔭 Royal Astronomical Society podcast that I’m co-hosting 😱 🥳- podfollow.com/supermassive --- 📹 Dr. Becky also presents videos on Sixty Symbols: https://www.youtube.com/user/sixtysymbolsand Deep Sky Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/DeepSkyVideos --- 👩🏽‍💻 Dr Becky Smethurst is an astrophysicist researching galaxies and supermassive black holes at Christ Church at the University of Oxford. http://drbecky.uk.com https://rebeccasmethurst.co.uk

In 1963 Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. Anu Answers why it took so long, two decades in fact, for the next women Svetlana Savitskaya and Sally Ride to follow in her footsteps? #WomenInSpace #Space #Astronauts

Jessica Regan is a Project Programme Portfolio Manager at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence. She shares her story and advice for working in the space sector. #WomenInSpace #STEM #Careers

Sheila Kanani is the Education, Outreach and Diversity Officer at the Royal Astronomical Society. She shares her story and advice for working in the space sector. #WomenInSpace #STEM #Careers

Harriet Brettle is Head of Business Analysis at Astroscale. She shares her story and advice for working in the space sector. #WomenInSpace #STEM #Careers

Gillian Wright is the Director at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre and works on the James Webb Space Telescope. She shares her story and advice for working in the space sector. #WomenInSpace #STEM #Careers

Dr Charly Feldman is a Post Doctoral Research Associate at the University of Leicester. She shares her story and advice for working in the space sector. #WomenInSpace #STEM #Careers

Dr Sarah Casewell is an Observational Astronomer at the University of Leicester. She shares her story and advice for working in the space sector. #WomenInSpace #STEM #Careers

Sue Nelson is a science & space journalist, podcaster, filmmaker and producer (Boffin Media) and author of Wally Funk’s Race for Space. She shares her story and advice for working in the space sector. #WomenInSpace #STEM #Careers

Get to know some of the diverse team of engineers and scientists working on NASA's next Mars rover, Perseverance. NASA-JPL engineer Heather Bottom was once a professional dancer in New York City. Join our conversation to find out how she’s now preparing to send the Perseverance rover to the surface of the Red Planet. 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

The newest #Artemis generation astronauts revealed the advice they'd give to their younger selves: "Work on things that you think matter." "It's okay to dream big." "Keep that curiosity alive." "Find mentors early." Ready to #BeAnAstronaut? Today, March 31, is the last day to apply: www.nasa.gov/astronauts.

Keeping our distance from each other for an extended period of time is the most effective way to reduce COVID-19’s spread. But the prospect of prolonged social isolation is uncharted territory for many of us. To get some insight on how we might navigate this period of social separation, MIT News checked in with MIT alumna and former astronaut Cady Coleman, who perhaps had the ultimate isolation experience. (Listen to more audio content: http://soundcloud.com/mitnewsoffice) Watch more videos from MIT: http://www.youtube.com/user/MITNewsOffice?sub_confirmation=1 The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place. The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and culture on the MIT campus. Our goal is to open the doors of MIT and bring the Institute to the world through video. #socialdistancing, #selfquarantine, #covid19,

"I really liked to build things and I really liked going fast. And to do these things, I needed to understand science and technology." Our newest #Artemis generation astronauts remember how they got interested in STEM. Applications for the next class are open until March 31: www.nasa.gov.astronauts

Michelle Lynde is an aerospace engineer at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. She works within Langley's Configuration Aerodynamics Branch, the branch responsible for aerodynamic analysis of configurations that support NASA’s missions using Computational Fluid Dynamics tools, wind tunnel experiments, and flight tests. Her work is primarily focused on aircraft design methods to improve aerodynamic performance