Tag Archives: NASA

Kalpana Chawla: Fearlessly Aiming for the Stars

Posted on July 1, 2022 by lhsittig@verizon.net

by Linda H. Sittig Many of us will gaze up in the night sky and try to locate a particular star or planet or follow a moving satellite. But once upon a time, there was a young girl in India … Continue reading →

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Katherine Coleman Johnson: NASA Mathematician

Posted on January 31, 2017 by lhsittig@verizon.net

I first wrote about Katherine Johnson in June 2015. Since then a movie, Hidden Figures, has debuted, telling the story of her work behind the scenes as an African-American female mathematician for NASA. After viewing the film, I felt compelled … Continue reading →

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