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  • Vice President Kamala Harris Calls NASA Astronaut Victor Glover

    Vice President Kamala Harris Calls NASA Astronaut Victor Glover

    U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris placed a special phone call to space this week when she spoke with astronaut Victor Glover who is aboard the International Space Station.

    Glover, a crew member of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission, is the first African American astronaut to fly on a commercial spacecraft, and the first African American to fly a long-term mission aboard the orbiting laboratory. This is his first spaceflight since being selected as a NASA astronaut in 2013.

    Learn more about Glover by visiting https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/victor-j-glover/biography

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  • The Power of African American Leadership in NASA

    The Power of African American Leadership in NASA

    Spanning missions from Apollo to Artemis, “The Power of African American Leadership in NASA” will look at how African Americans in leadership roles have influenced change and helped drive mission success through lessons learned and discussions shared by current and past NASA leaders. The panel discussion, moderated by NASA associate administrator for Small Business Programs Glenn Delgado, will feature:

    • Brenda Manuel, retired NASA associate administrator for Diversity and Equal Opportunity
    • Clayton Turner, director, NASA’s Langley Research Center
    • Hildreth (Hal) Walker Jr., NASA “Hidden Figure,” who led the manufacturing, testing, and operation of the KORAD K-1500 ruby laser system for the lunar laser ranging experiment as part of the Apollo 11 Moon landing
    • Dr. Woodrow Whitlow, retired NASA associate administrator for Mission Support
    • Vanessa Wyche, deputy center director, NASA’s Johnson Space Center

  • 2017 NASA African American History Month Profile Mark Davis, Armstrong Flight Research Center

    2017 NASA African American History Month Profile Mark Davis, Armstrong Flight Research Center

    Mark Davis has been with NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center since April 1990, as a Aerodynamics Engineer. Mark Currently leads the Small Business Innovative Research Program working with small businesses that contribute to NASA’s Research goals.

  • NASA African American History Month Profile – Shawn Goodman (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

    NASA African American History Month Profile – Shawn Goodman (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

    Shawn Goodman is an engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. He currently serves as the Deputy Division Manager for the Mechanical Systems Fabrication and Test Division. Additionally, he is the Project System Engineer and Engineering Technical Authority for the agency’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission. SMAP is the first Earth satellite designed to collect global observations of the vital soil moisture hidden just beneath our feet. Its high resolution space-based measurements will give scientists a new capability to better predict natural hazards of extreme weather, climate change, floods and droughts and improve our understanding of Earth’s water, energy and carbon cycles.