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NASA pioneers Katherine Johnson, Dr. Christine Darden and the late Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan have been nominated for Congressional Gold Medals.

She talked race and space.

West Virginia State University will create a bronze statue and scholarship fund in honor of NASA’s Katherine Johnson.

Astronaut Jeanette Epps was removed from her highly anticipated NASA mission because of "oppressive racism and misogyny," her brother says.

Air Force Maj. Robert Lawrence Jr.—America’s first Black astronaut—was recently honored for his contributions to space exploration.

Charles Bolden Jr., a former NASA chief, was awarded the 2017 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest.

NASA's new research center is named for a Black woman who was the focus of the blockbuster Hollywood film "Hidden Figures."

Lonnie Johnson, the creator of the "Super Soaker," is funding high school robotics teams through his non-profit organization.

Astronaut Jeanette Epps will make history as the first African-American astronaut to fly on board the International Space Station as a flight engineer during an expedition in May 2018.

A museum will also go alongside the memorial to trace the country's history from slavery to present day. The structure is slated to open in April 2017.

Retired NASA astronaut Leland Melvin (pictured) became an Internet sensation after his official portrait surfaced online showing him posing with his two dogs, ABC News reports. SEE ALSO: Houston Family: ‘Bobbi Kristina Is Fighting For Her Life’ The adorable image shows Leland Melvin, 50, who retired from NASA in February, decked in the traditional orange spacesuit […]

A NASA research program will pay participants $18,000 to remain horizontal in a bed for a period of 70 days.  The study was devised to examine the effects of prolonged exposure to microgravity (a condition in which there is very little net gravitational force) by simulating the effects of a long-duration space flight, according to Outside. SEE ALSO: […]