Dr Ellen Ochoa
Astronaut Ellen Ochoa became Johnson Space Center’s 11th center director in 201 un til her retirement in 2018 after 30 years at NASA.
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Joan Berkowitz
American chemist who worked on materials for the space program, reusable molds for spacecraft construction built from molybdenum disilicides and tungsten disilicides, and the disposal and treatment of hazardous wastes.
Dr Kathryn D Sullivan
American geologist, former NASA astronaut, and oceanographer
Margaret Hamilton
American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner; director of MIT Instrumentation Laboratory’s Software Engineering Division, a crucial role in developing onboard flight software for NASA’s Apollo program.
Mary Golda Ross
First known Native American female engineer and pioneering female engineer at Lockheed.
Dr Mary Ellen Weber
Dr. Mary Ellen Weber was selected by NASA in the 14th group of astronauts in 1992. She served on two shuttle missions.
Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson was an African-American mathematician who made contributions to NASA’s space programmme. She was featured in the 2017 film Hidden figures.
Dr Mae Jemison
As a doctor, engineer, and NASA astronaut, Mae Jemison has always reached for the stars. In 1992, Jemison became the first African American woman to travel in space.
Sally Ride
Sally Ride was the first American woman in space. She made her journey into history on June 18, 1983. Throughout her life, Dr. Ride broke barriers and worked to ensure that girls and women were encouraged to do the same.
Sarah Al Amiri
Sarah bint Yousef Al Amiri is the Emirati Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, chair of the UAE Space Agency and the United Arab Emirates Council of Scientists, and Deputy Project Manager of the Emirates Mars Mission, Hope. She began her career at the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology, where she worked on satellite projects DubaiSat-1 and DubaiSat-2. She joined the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment before later taking on a senior role at the Dubai World Trade Centre. In 2016 she was appointed the head of the Emirates Science Council.
In November 2017 Amiri became the first Emirati to speak at an international TED event when she spoke in Louisiana about the Hope Mars Mission. The mission launched in July 2020, scheduled to reach Mars in 2021 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the United Arab Emirates’ independence.
In October 2017 Amiri was named Minister of State for Advanced Sciences in the United Arab Emirates Cabinet. To increase global scientific collaboration, Al Amiri toured US scientific institutions in November 2017.