Mae Jemison is getting her very own Lego figurine and if you have ever played with legos you can appreciate this new way to celebrate her accomplishments.
Via Rolling out:
MAE JEMISON, ASTRONAUT, PHYSICIAN, AND ENTREPRENEUR: TRAINED AS A MEDICAL DOCTOR, JEMISON BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN IN SPACE IN 1992. AFTER RETIRING FROM NASA, JEMISON ESTABLISHED A COMPANY THAT DEVELOPS NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND ENCOURAGES STUDENTS IN THE SCIENCES.
Mae isn’t the only astronaut being recognized, Lego is celebrating all the women of NASA in this new collection and with enough support, they hope to get the Lego’s on the shelves.
The other women are:
MARGARET HAMILTON, COMPUTER SCIENTIST: WHILE WORKING AT MIT UNDER CONTRACT WITH NASA IN THE 1960S, HAMILTON DEVELOPED THE ON-BOARD FLIGHT SOFTWARE FOR THE APOLLO MISSIONS TO THE MOON. SHE IS KNOWN FOR POPULARIZING THE MODERN CONCEPT OF SOFTWARE.
KATHERINE JOHNSON, MATHEMATICIAN AND SPACE SCIENTIST: A LONGTIME NASA RESEARCHER, JOHNSON IS BEST KNOWN FOR CALCULATING AND VERIFYING TRAJECTORIES FOR THE MERCURY AND APOLLO PROGRAMS — INCLUDING THE APOLLO 11 MISSION THAT FIRST LANDED HUMANS ON THE MOON.
SALLY RIDE, ASTRONAUT, PHYSICIST, AND EDUCATOR: A PHYSICIST BY TRAINING, RIDE BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN IN SPACE IN 1983. AFTER RETIRING AS A NASA ASTRONAUT, SHE FOUNDED AN EDUCATIONAL COMPANY FOCUSING ON ENCOURAGING CHILDREN — ESPECIALLY GIRLS — TO PURSUE THE SCIENCES.
NANCY GRACE ROMAN, ASTRONOMER: ONE OF THE FIRST FEMALE EXECUTIVES AT NASA, ROMAN IS KNOWN TO MANY AS THE “MOTHER OF HUBBLE” FOR HER ROLE IN PLANNING THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE. SHE ALSO DEVELOPED NASA’S ASTRONOMY RESEARCH PROGRAM.
Read more about the initiative here.
Credit: emilycottontop.com
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