#BlackGirlMagic immortalized!
On this day in 1978, NASA graduated its first group of Space Shuttle astronauts which signaled a new day for the space program. Among the group of 35, three Black men went on to leave their mark on history as explorers of space. Maj. Frederick D. Gregory of Washington, Col. Guion Bluford of Pennsylvania, and […]
Astronaut Jeanette Epps will make history as the first African-American astronaut to fly on board the International Space Station as a flight engineer during an expedition in May 2018.
During the Space Race between Cold War rivals the United States and the former Soviet Union, there was stiff competition between the nations to build…
The federal space agency NASA ushered in a new era by integrating workplaces across several regions in the Deep South. Morgan Watson, considered NASA’s first…
Charles Bolden Jr., NASA’s first Black administrator, was nominated for the post in 2009 by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate that same…
Our girl Taraji P. Henson will be coming back to the big screen. The ‘Empire’ star has been tapped to play mathematics genius Katherine Johnson in FOX 2000’s new film, “Hidden Figures.” The studio has been developing the adaptation of the Margot Lee Shetterly book “Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped […]
In the new film "Hidden Figures" Taraji P. Henson will play NASA scientist and expert mathematician Katherine Johnson.
Thirty two workers have passed away due to an offshore oil platform that caught on fire in the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan on Saturday. The state’s energy company said the fire started when a gas pipeline on the platform was severely damaged due to strong winds. [Reuters] Leaders from 195 countries have come to an agreement on reducing […]
Aprille Ericsson is award-winning aerospace trailblazer who achieved a pair of historic firsts as part of her engineering career. Dr. Ericsson is the first woman…
A SpaceX rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station exploded Sunday directly after takeoff. According to reports, the accident occurred about 2 1/2 minutes into the…
If you don’t think girls and women are good at math, think again. Physicist and mathematician Katherine G. Johnson made a significant mark in history…