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The role of women in and affiliated with NASA has varied over time. As early as 1922 women were working as physicists and in other technical positions. [1] Throughout the 1930s to the present, more women joined the NASA teams not only at Langley Memorial, but at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Glenn Research Center, and other numerous NASA sites throughout the United States. [2]
Katherine Johnson Johnson in 1983 Born Creola Katherine Coleman (1918-08-26) August 26, 1918 White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, U.S. Died February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) (aged 101) Newport News, Virginia, U.S. Other names Katherine Goble Education West Virginia State University (BS) Occupation Mathematician Employers NACA NASA (1953–1986) Known for Calculating trajectories for NASA ...
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal.
Amy Resnik, wife of Charles Resnik, touches the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial after a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery as part of NASA's Day of Remembrance. Resnik was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. [72] She was also awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal for her first flight. [1]
Ochoa has received many awards among which are NASA's Distinguished Service Medal (2015), [30] Exceptional Service Medal (1997), Outstanding Leadership Medal (1995) and Space Flight Medals (2002, 1999, 1994, 1993). [1] Ochoa and Michael Foale were announced as the 2017 class of the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame. [31]
In 1995, she was inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame. According to Orlando Business Journal , "during her career in the U.S. human space flight programs, Morgan has received many honors and awards, including an achievement award for her work during the activation of Apollo Launch Complex 39, four exceptional service medals, and two ...
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