Two history graduates discuss the female scientists, engineers and legends that are a part of NASA's history. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the US federal government. They were established in 1958 and were formally known as National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA –> 1915 – 1958). The organisation is most famous for the moon landing and the creation of the space shuttle, however amongst those who were responsible for this historic feat, there is a surprising number of women! This episode looks at the women who were a part of NASA's history, from 1922 to the present day.

Sources 

‘The most famous women in NASA history’ by Talia Lakritz | Insider https://www.insider.com/female-astronauts-nasa-2019-5

‘Women of NASA’ | National Geographic https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/women-nasa/

‘Celebrating Women’s History Month: Most Recent Female Station Crew Members’ by Ana Guzman | NASA https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/whm-recent-female-astronauts

‘NASA Trailblazer: Katherine Johnson’ | National Geographic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4j_LpKzcZQ&ab_channel=NationalGeographic

Presented by: Bridget Lindh and Samira Nicholson

Intro music: stantough - www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNm3Ggv01Ns

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