Ronald McNair, American NASA Astronaut

Ron McNair Remembered On Challenger's 35th Anniversary

Ronald McNair, who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion in 1986, overcame the racism of the Jim Crow South to…
by NewsOne Staff
01.28.22
7 items2021 Los Angeles Comic Con

7 Iconic Moments With Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols

Fifty-five years after the debut of "Star Trek: The Original Series," Nichols continues to touch the hearts and minds of…
by NewsOne Staff
12.28.21
James Webb Space Telescope Launch

NASA's Christmas Gift To Humanity

It has taken 25 years of planning and preparation for the James Webb Space Telescope to finally reach this moment.
by NewsOne Staff
12.25.21
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Jessica Watkins Travels To International Space Station

Thirty-three-year-old astronaut Jessica Watkins will spend six months up in the cosmos working as a mission specialist on NASA's SpaceX…
by Shannon Dawson
12.02.21
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Astronaut Jessica Watkins Makes NASA History

Astronaut Jessica Watkins will make history as the first Black woman to join an international space station crew.
by NewsOne Staff
11.21.21
Trump Organization Inc. CEO Donald Trump Announces Whether He Will Run For President

Remember When Trump Paid Actors To Support Campaign?

The right-wing outrage over a NASA video with Kamala Harris and paid young actors draws attention to Trump's use of…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
10.12.21
Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek Actress

Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols In Messy Conservatorship Battle

While her current condition is unknown, the Star Trek actress is in the middle of a years-long battle concerning her…
by NewsOne Staff
10.04.21
The One Show

Vanessa E. Wyche Makes NASA History

Vanessa E. Wyche will become the first Black woman to serve as the director of a NASA center.
by Brandee Sanders
10.03.21
Katherine Johnson At Work

Virginia School Renamed For NASA Great Katherine Johnson

A Virginia-based middle school has been renamed after NASA trailblazer Katherine Johnson.
by Brandee Sanders
06.21.21
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Jeanette Epps Makes International Space Station Crew

Astronaut Jeanette Epps is the first Black woman to join an International Space Station crew.
by NewsOne Staff
10.02.21
Mary Jackson At Work

NASA Renames Headquarters For 'Hidden Figures' Pioneer

Mary W. Jackson was part of the small group of Black women mathematicians whose groundbreaking contributions to NASA helped push…
by NewsOne Staff
10.01.21
2015 Presidential Medal Of Freedom Ceremony

Katherine Johnson, 'Hidden Figures' Mathematician, Dies

Katherine Johnson, the pioneering NASA mathematician and HBCU graduate who was depicted in the hit movie, "Hidden Figures," has died…
by Adrian Moore
10.07.21
Robert Henry Lawrence

NASA Names Spacecraft After First Black Astronaut

NASA has named a spacecraft after Maj. Robert H. Lawrence Jr. who was the first Black astronaut.
by NewsOne Staff
10.07.21
Mary Jackson At Work

‘Hidden Figures’ Pioneers To Receive Congressional Gold Medals

NASA mathematicians Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Dr. Christine Darden will receive Congressional Gold Medals.
by NewsOne Staff
03.30.20
Mary Jackson At Work

NASA Renames Street After ‘Hidden Figures’ Pioneers

NASA renamed the street in front of its headquarters “Hidden Figures Way” to honor the Black women who pushed space…
by NewsOne Staff
03.29.20
Kennedy Space Centre Florida

$8K Raised For Mom Who Landed NASA Internship

GoFundMe supporters raised $8,000 for a single mother to fulfill her dream of participating in a NASA internship.
by NewsOne Staff
03.28.20
Aretha Franklin On, 'The View'

Aretha Asteroid? NASA Honors The Queen Of Soul

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by Clarissa Hamlin
08.20.18
NASA sign at entrance to the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Center.

NASA’s Johnson Center Appoints First Black Deputy Director

Vanessa Wyche will become the first Black deputy director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
by NewsOne Staff
08.12.18
Katherine Johnson At Work

Black Women NASA Pioneers Nominated For Congressional Medals

NASA pioneers Katherine Johnson, Dr. Christine Darden and the late Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan have been nominated for Congressional…
by NewsOne Staff
08.04.18
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Jeanette Epps Responses To NASA Canceling Her Flight

She talked race and space.
by Clarissa Hamlin
06.25.18