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**aprilfollies** @aprilfollies · Feb 6 *

Feb 6 *

aprilfollies @aprilfollies

#NASA may have to take things off the web. But I don’t.

Poster of “Women of NASA” - full text for eight names presented in comments by heroic helpers, as my server choked on all 8 bios.

**Michael Porter** @MichaelPorter@ottawa.place · Feb 7

Feb 7

Michael Porter @MichaelPorter@ottawa.place

@aprilfollies Let's see if my character limit will handle the alt text

Women of NASA (Poster with pictures of the women)

Katherine Johnson
American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to U.S. crewed spaceflights. The space agency noted her "historical role as one of the first African-American women to work as a NASA scientist."

Mary Jackson
In 1958 she became NASA's first black female engineer. She later became manager in the NASA Office of Equal Opportunity Programs and of the Affirmative Action Program. In this role, she worked to influence the hiring and promotion of women in NASA's science, engineer, and mathematics careers.

Anita Liang
Chief of the Aeropropulsion Projects Office at NASA's Glenn Research. She is responsible for all projects related to advancements for future power systems and propulsion.

Sally Ride
An American astronaut and physicist who joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman to fly in space. She spent more than 343 hours in space.

Diana Carballosa
Talent Acquisition and Learning Office Director. She is responsible for overseeing organization and leadership development, academic affairs, training and incentives, workforce strategy, federal labor relations, and employee services and operations.

Dorothy Vaughn
American mathematician and human computer who worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and NASA. She later headed the programming section of the Analysis and Computation Division at Langley Research Center.

Mae Jemison
American engineer, physician and former astronaut. She became the first African-American woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor.

Christa McAuliffe
In 1985 was selected for the NASA Teacher in Space Project. She was planning to conduct experiments and teach two lessons from the Challenger Space Shuttle. On January 28, 1986 the shuttle broke apart 1 minute 13 seconds after launch. There were no survivors.