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Ron McNair Looking at his Wife
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
01.28.21
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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
08.31.20
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
06.26.20
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
03.31.20
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
03.31.20
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

R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
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
Katherine Johnson At Work
West Virginia State University Honors NASA’s Katherine Johnson

West Virginia State University will create a bronze statue and scholarship fund in honor of NASA’s Katherine Johnson.
by NewsOne Staff
06.10.18
ISS Expedition 54/55 crew leave Star City, Russia for Baikonur
Jeanette Epps Removed From NASA Mission Over Racism?

Astronaut Jeanette Epps was removed from her highly anticipated NASA mission because of "oppressive racism and misogyny," her brother says.
by Clarissa Hamlin
01.22.18
Kennedy Space Centre Florida
Black Astronaut Receives Honors 50 Years After Death

Air Force Maj. Robert Lawrence Jr.—America’s first Black astronaut—was recently honored for his contributions to space exploration.
by NewsOne Staff
12.16.17
George Washington University Space Policy Institute Holds Humans To Mars Summit
Former Black NASA Chief Charles Bolden Honored

Charles Bolden Jr., a former NASA chief, was awarded the 2017 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest.
by NewsOne Staff
10.23.17
ABC's Coverage Of The 89th Annual Academy Awards
NASA Names New Lab For 'Hidden Figures' Woman

NASA's new research center is named for a Black woman who was the focus of the blockbuster Hollywood film "Hidden…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
09.26.17
Father and son build robotic vehicle together
‘Super Soaker’ Inventor Funds High School Robotics Teams

Lonnie Johnson, the creator of the "Super Soaker," is funding high school robotics teams through his non-profit organization.
by NewsOne Staff
06.04.17
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Astronaut Jeanette Epps Makes History With NASA

Astronaut Jeanette Epps will make history as the first African-American astronaut to fly on board the International Space Station as…
by Clarissa Hamlin
01.07.17
State Capitol Building in Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America, North America
Alabama Memorial To Honor Lynching Victims

A museum will also go alongside the memorial to trace the country's history from slavery to present day. The structure…
by NewsOne Staff
08.17.16
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