Former NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg was ... event with Karen Nyberg as part of our 'Women in Space' summer event to reveal two of the fantastic art pieces she's created." Nyberg's depictions ...

Two trailblazing NASA astronauts, the first Black astronaut to complete a spacewalk and the woman who holds the U.S. record ...

Alabama native and NASA astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison made history 30 years ago today as the first Black woman in space as a crew member on the space shuttle Endeavor. Born in Decatur on Oct. 17 ...

In 1961, Ed Dwight hoped to become the first Black astronaut in space ... the first Mexican-born American woman and one of the youngest women ever to fly to space. The space trip takes the ...

In 1992, Mae Jemison became the first black women astronaut while Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle in 1995, later becoming the first female commander of a Space ...

Thompson is focused on designing spacewear for current and future astronauts, including analog astronauts who simulate missions here on Earth and those preparing for space travel through her ...

She counts astronaut Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to travel into space, as a key figure, and she drew inspiration from her parents and family members as well as teachers and mentors she met ...

A new documentary sheds light on the extraordinary story of the US's first woman astronaut, Sally Ride, who defied all ...

SEATTLE — Nicole Stott, a retired NASA astronaut, thought she was going to do one visit at a children's hospital to talk about art ... space agency before retiring in 2015. She was the 10th ...

Jemison became the first Black woman in space, when she conducted a bone-cell research experiment. 2005: NASA astronaut and Air Force Col. Eileen M. Collins became the first woman to pilot and ...

paving the way for other Black astronauts like Mae Jemison, the first Black woman in space, and Charles Bolden, the first Black NASA administrator. Bluford’s legacy stands as a timeless ...

NASA on Monday named the four astronauts who ... the longest spaceflight by a woman; and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen, a former fighter pilot and the crew’s lone space rookie. Wiseman, Glover ...