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On this day in 1978, NASA graduated its first group of Space Shuttle astronauts which signaled a new day for the space program. Among the group of 35, three Black men went on to leave their mark on history as explorers of space. Maj. Frederick D. Gregory of Washington, Col. Guion Bluford of Pennsylvania, and […]

Happy birthday to the first African American woman to travel in space on September 12,1992!  Her name is Dr. Mae Jemison and today she is 60 years young.  Dr. Jemison is an American physician and NASA astronaut.  She resigned from NASA in 1993 to found a company researching the application of technology to daily life.  So, […]

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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.

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The federal space agency NASA ushered in a new era by integrating workplaces across several regions in the Deep South. Morgan Watson, considered NASA’s first…

Charles Bolden Jr., NASA’s first Black administrator, was nominated for the post in 2009 by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate that same…

In the new film "Hidden Figures" Taraji P. Henson will play NASA scientist and expert mathematician Katherine Johnson.

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Aprille Ericsson is award-winning aerospace trailblazer who achieved a pair of historic firsts as part of her engineering career. Dr. Ericsson is the first woman…

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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…

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If you don’t think girls and women are good at math, think again. Physicist and mathematician Katherine G. Johnson made a significant mark in history…

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…

Who says, we don't have influence on NASA. Listen and hear part 1 of our conversation with astronauts Leyland Melvin and Mike Foreman. Adding a little soul to outerspace.