NASA names future WFIRST space telescope after Nancy Grace Roman, the ‘Mother of Hubble’ The telescope formerly known as WFIRST has a new name that honors Nancy Grace Roman, who served as NASA’s first… Read More
Stamps and Blue Origin toys pay tribute to Sally Ride, 35 years after space milestone The first American woman in space, Sally Ride, is the subject of serious and playful memorials today, 35 years after… Read More
National Academies call for systemwide steps to fight sexual harassment in science A newly published report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine calls for dramatic steps to curb sexual… Read More
‘Hidden Figures’ no more: New Barbie dolls honor NASA’s Katherine Johnson and 16 other women “Hidden Figures” mathematician Katherine Johnson may have missed out on the Lego toy treatment, but she and 16 other women… Read More
Lego shows off its ‘Women of NASA’ toy set, without ‘Hidden Figures’ star Seven and a half months after its selection, Lego unveiled a set of minifigures celebrating NASA women researchers and explorers,… Read More
March for Science spotlights Bill Nye plus Lydia Villa-Komaroff, Mona Hanna-Attisha Lydia Villa-Komaroff and Mona Hanna-Attisha may not be as well-known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, but all three scientists… Read More
36 aerospace women win Brooke Owens Fellowships – including one at GeekWire Thirty-six women with a passion for aerospace have been selected to receive the first batch of Brooke Owens Fellowships –… Read More
From ‘Hidden Figures’ to minifigures: Lego toys immortalize the women of NASA It’s all systems go for a new set of Lego minifigures celebrating women researchers at NASA, including the central figure… Read More
17 Microsoft researchers offer bold computer science predictions for 2017 and 2027 Citing the lack of professional role models as one reason for a “dearth of women in computing,” Microsoft looked inward… Read More
Brooke Owens Fellowships will boost women in aerospace (and we’re helping) Space industry pioneer Brooke Owens didn’t live long enough to reach the final frontier, but her life has inspired a… Read More
