Ride was the 1st American woman to go to space, flying on the STS-7 space shuttle Challenger mission in 1983, and later on another mission in 1984. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/sally-ride-1st-american-woman-in-space-june-18-1983…
Tag: women in science
20 amazing women in science and math
Some were hailed in their lifetime, others died unrecognized, but all were amazing. Source: https://www.livescience.com/amazing-women-in-math-and-science.html
Bringing community astronomy to rural Africa
Ideas discussed at last month’s IAU symposium in Tokyo last month included projects using smartphones and low-cost battery-powered equipment. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/iau-symposium-diversity-inclusion-astronomy…