Tag: Women in STEM
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Jeff Bezos’ fiancee, Lauren Sanchez, will lead female crew on Blue Origin’s next space trip
Blue Origin’s NS-31 spacefliers include Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos’ fiancee; Gayle King, co-host of “CBS Mornings”; pop superstar Katy Perry; and Aisha Bowe, Kerianne Flynn and Amanda Nguyen, three advocates for women in science, technology, engineering and math. (Blue Origin Photos) The next suborbital spaceflight planned by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is due…
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NASA astronaut Christina Koch is all smiles after setting women’s record with 328-day spaceflight
NASA astronaut Christina Koch struck a joyful note today after finishing up 328 days in space aboard the International Space Station, a stay that has gone into the history books as the longest spaceflight made by a woman. Koch and two crewmates, Russia’s Alexander Skvortsov and Italy’s Luca Parmitano, landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan…
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Blue Origin and other aerospace ventures offer ‘Brookie’ fellowships for women
USC engineering student Maddie Koldos interned at Blue Origin this summer as a Brooke Owens Fellow. (Brooke Owens Fellowship Photo) News Brief: The online application window has just opened for the Brooke Owens Fellowship program, which offers paid internships for undergraduate women at 30 aerospace concerns, including Amazon Prime Air, Blue Origin and Stratolaunch in…
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From ‘Hidden Figures’ to minifigures: Lego toys immortalize the women of NASA
Maia Weinstock’s proposed “Women of NASA” set of Lego minifigures includes, from left, Margaret Hamilton, Katherine Johnson, Sally Ride, Nancy Grace Roman and Mae Jemison. These figures are fan-generated renditions. The official design is yet to be determined. (Maia Weinstock Photo via Twitter) It’s all systems go for a new set of Lego minifigures celebrating…
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Brooke Owens Fellowships will boost women in aerospace (and we’re helping)
Brooke Owens, a pilot and space policy expert, died of cancer in June at the age of 35. She was an alumna of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. (Credit: Brooke Owens Fellowship Program) Space industry pioneer Brooke Owens didn’t live long enough to reach the final frontier, but her life has inspired a fellowship program that will…