LEGO'S WOMEN OF NASA
Amazon's top toy. No, it's not a fidget spinner. Four 1 1/2 inch replicas of prominent NASA women are proving to young girls that they are capable of being astronauts, computer scientists and researchers too.
This toy just hit number one (and sold out) on its first day release on Amazon. Science writer Maia Weinstock, Lego NASA Women creator, teamed up with Lego to create tiny plastic versions of prominent women in NASA. The four figures include: Sally Ride, Mae Jemison, Margaret Hamilton and Nancy Grace Roman.
Credit: Lego
Sally Ride: NASA Astronaut
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Ride went to space in 1983 and became the first American woman to travel to space.
(21 June 1983) --- Astronaut Sally K. Ride, STS-7 mission specialist, stands in the mid deck of the orbiting Space Shuttle Challenger near one of the experiment with which she has devoted a great deal of time. The continuous flow electrophoresis system (CFES) experiment, about the size of a household refrigerator, stands nearby. One of her fellow crew members moves partially out of frame in the background.
NASA: Astronaut Sally Ride at the CapCom console during the STS-2 simulation. She appears to be speaking to the crew using a headset.
(21 June 1983) --- Astronaut Sally K. Ride, STS-7 mission specialist, stands in the mid deck of the orbiting Space Shuttle Challenger near one of the experiment with which she has devoted a great deal of time. The continuous flow electrophoresis system (CFES) experiment, about the size of a household refrigerator, stands nearby. One of her fellow crew members moves partially out of frame in the background.
Mae Jemison: NASA Astronaut
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Jemison went into space aboard space shuttle Endeavor in 1992 and became the first black woman to space travel.
Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-47) onboard photo of Astronaut Mae Jemison working in Spacelab-J module. Spacelab-J is a combined National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) and NASA mission. The objectives included life sciences, microgravity and technology research.
(July 1992) --- Astronaut Mae C. Jemison, M.D., mission specialist.
(12 - 20 Sept 1992) --- The seven crew members sharing eight days of research in support of Spacelab-J pose for the traditional inflight portrait in the Science Module. Pictured, left to right, back row, are Robert L. Gibson, mission commander; and Curtis L. Brown, Jr., pilot; middle row, N. Jan Davis, Jerome (Jay) Apt and Mae C. Jemison, all mission specialists; and front row, Mark C. Lee, payload commander, and Mamoru Mohri, payload specialist representing Japan's NASDA.
Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-47) onboard photo of Astronaut Mae Jemison working in Spacelab-J module. Spacelab-J is a combined National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) and NASA mission. The objectives included life sciences, microgravity and technology research.
Margaret Hamilton: NASA Computer Scientist
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Hamilton wrote the computer code that was critical for the Apollo 11 crew to safely land on the moon.
Margaret Hamilton stands next to a stack of Apollo Guidance Computer source code. Credits: Courtesy MIT Museum
Credit: NASA Margaret Hamilton, 1989.
Margaret Hamilton stands next to a stack of Apollo Guidance Computer source code. Credits: Courtesy MIT Museum
Nancy Grace Roman: NASA Chief Astronomer
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Known as the "Mother of Hubble" was NASA's first chief astronomer. She strongly pushed for an observatory in space, which eventually led to the Hubble Space Telescope.
Credit: NASA Nancy Grace Roman, Chief Astronomer
NASA's Associate Administrator of the Science Mission Directorate Dr. Edward J. Weiler presents the Women in Aerospace's Lifetime Achievement Award to retired NASA chief astronomer Nancy Grace Roman at the organization's annual awards ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. The event celebrates women's professional excellence in aerospace and honors women who have made outstanding contributions to the aerospace community.(NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Credit: NASA Nancy Grace Roman, Chief Astronomer