On this day in 1984, astronaut Kathryn Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space during the STS-41G mission aboard Space Shuttle Challenger: s.si.edu/2OAByq1 #BecauseOfHerStory

'Mein Rat an junge Mädchen, die eine wissenschaftliche Karriere anstreben: tut es, weil ihr es könnt!' Triff Emiliana Fabbri, Forscherin bei #PSICH . (Video auf Italienisch) ow.ly/2woy50GjUDx #WomenInSTEM #GirlsInSTEM #WomenInScience #DiversityAtPSI #NCCRWomen

“What I really love about working at NASA is the people. Our mission of exploring space and going to Mars is really unifying. It really doesn’t matter what your background is or what you look like, it’s all hands on deck.” Women@NASA #WomenInSTEM #WomenInSpace

Mary W. Jackson was the first female African American engineer at NASA and a pioneer for #WomenInSpace . Her influence led to the hiring and promotion of so many women in STEM.

In 2020, our headquarters in Washington, D.C. was named in her honor! #WorldSpaceWeek

For #WorldSpaceWeek we are celebrating #WomenInSpace ! 👩🏼‍🚀👩🏽‍🚀👩🏿‍🚀

Inspired by real NASA Astronauts, our new graphic novel follows Callie Rodriguez, from her childhood dreams of space travel to becoming the 'First Woman' on the Moon. More about her story: go.nasa.gov/3a35nJn

✨ 👩‍🚀 Today marks the start of #WorldSpaceWeek , a global celebration of exploration!

This year’s theme is #WomenInSpace . Follow Women@NASA and meet some of these pioneers: nasa.gov/women

Bis 2021 waren 65 Frauen im Weltraum.
Davon 40 auf der #ISS
Die nächste Frau die zur ISS fliegt ist Kayla Barron mit #Crew3
Derzeit sind zwei Frauen auf der ISS Megan McArthur und Peresild #WomenInSpace #WorldSpaceWeek2021

This couldn't be more accurate 😃

If the Andromeda galaxy was bright enough to see with the naked eye it would appear six times larger than a full moon.

Former KC Monarch Eddie Dwight saw his son Eddie Dwight Jr serve in the U.S. Air Force & become the 1st African American to enter the NASA astronaut training program, then later a renowned sculptor who developed negative space techniques & the Henry Aaron statue in ATL
Bob Kendrick

🚀 Before they head to space, join the NASA and @ESA astronauts of #Crew3 for our next @TwitterSpaces! Tune in on Oct. 7 at 5:30pm ET (9:30pm UTC)—ask us your questions during our live chat, or tweet #AskNASA to send them in advance. Set a reminder! twitter.com/i/spaces/1OdKr…

On this day in 1990, Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-41) launched with the Ulysses solar spacecraft as its primary payload, which was designed to explore the heliosphere of the Sun.

#WednesdayWisdom from Melinda French Gates.

My favorite photo I took in space 🤩 This unedited shot was taken over the U.S. The night passes were absolutely gorgeous!

BREAKING NEWS:
The 2021 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan “for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis.”

Congratulations to Shohini Ghose, NSERC / CRSNG Chair for Women in Science and Engineering, who signed a publishing deal with PenguinRandomHouseCA and The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social. Women in Science

Her upcoming book (IN)Visible will recount the lives of unheralded women physicists: bit.ly/3z6E4Ix

After over a month of troubleshooting, NASA teams have successfully resumed Hubble Space Telescope science operations. The fault was traced to the primary Power Control Unit, and Hubble is now running on the backup unit.

Article by @MihirNeal: nasaspaceflight.com/2021/07/hubble…

I have received an Alert notice for tomorrow, July 19. Possible static fire attempt between noon and 10 p.m. on Booster B3. 🔥🚀🔥
Chris Bergin - NSF

Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 Bio- Isolation Garment (BIG) is now on display at ⁦Armstrong Air & Space Museum⁩ . Very cool to see their new Apollo 11 exhibit items.

It’s official: Between International Space Station and Hubble Servicing Mission-4, I have now spent 100 days of my life in Low Earth Orbit! 💫Thanks to my outstanding family and ground support for making it possible, and to all my #SpaceBrothers for making it fun.