Gabriela C. Olson - NASA

Gabriela C. Olson is the acting director for the California Regional Office of Equal Opportunity at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards,

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Laboratory Director Tawnya Plummer Laughinghouse - NASA

“When I transitioned from Spelman to Georgia Tech, it was probably the first time in my life that I had a professor that made me question if I belonged or had

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Kathryn Sullivan: The First American Woman to Walk in Space - NASA

Forty years ago, in October 1984, Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space. But being the first presented several challenges

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NASA Project Manager Honors Mother’s Impact - NASA

As a project manager for Space Projects and Partnerships at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, Ortiz manages various space and

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Honoring Hidden Figures - NASA

Joylette Hylick, left, and Katherine Moore, right, accept the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of their mother, Katherine Johnson, during a Sept. 18, 2024,

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NASA’s Hidden Figures Honored with Congressional Gold Medals - NASA

A simple turn of phrase was all it took for U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of Katherine Johnson’s home state of West Virginia to capture the feeling in

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Dr. Irene Duhart Long - NASA

Dr. Irene Duhart Long was the first female and the first minority to hold the position of chief medical officer at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as

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At Work and Beyond, NASA Employees Find Joy in Aviation

Meet four employees from NASA’s Glenn Research Center who have a personal connection to aviation, at work and beyond.

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Eileen Collins Broke Barriers as America's First Female Space Shuttle Commander - NASA

Twenty-five years ago, Eileen Collins’ command of STS-93 broke down barriers in human spaceflight, leading to other opportunities for women astronauts.

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Rebekah Hounsell: Tracking Cosmic Light to Untangle the Universe's Darkest Mysteries - NASA

Rebekah Hounsell is an assistant research scientist working on ways to optimize and build infrastructure for future observations made by the Nancy Grace Roman

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