Physicist Pearl I. Young was the first woman hired for a technical position at the NACA.
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On June 18th, 1983 Sally Ride became the first American woman in space when she launched on the Space Shuttle Challenger.
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Padmasree Warrior has been hailed by Fortune magazine as “the New Queen of the Electric Car Biz”
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On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space.
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Space physicist Dr. Shannon Walker has a second distinction that sets her apart even from the small group of people that have traveled to space, in addition to being an astronaut she is also an aquanaut.
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Wang Zhenyi was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and poet born in 1768 and despite the social philosophy of the time she was an avid reader and thinker.
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Maria Kirch is considered the first woman to discover a comet, but for many years her husband took the credit.
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Dorothy “Dottie” Lee made her way in a male dominated field to build a celebrated career at NASA.
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While working on her doctorate, Dr. Gilda Barabino wanted a career that allowed her to use her education and knowledge to help people but didn’t want to go the clinical medicine route.
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Dr. Mica Endsley was the first woman to serve as the Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force.
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