Elizabeth Howell (she/her), Ph.D., is a staff writer in the spaceflight channel since 2022 covering diversity, education and gaming as well. She was contributing writer for Space.com for 10 years before joining full-time.
NASA astronauts Loral O'Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli vote in the U.S."Super Tuesday" election on March 5, 2024 from the International Space Station.New NASA astronaut Jessica Wittner has spent a lifetime in the military, where she has always seen fewer women than men.colleagues on Tuesday , the big lesson learned is to encourage all genders to"follow your dreams," even as obstacles arise.
Luckily, Wittner had mentors from all genders helping her on the journey, showing that International Women's Day today has bright representation in space. Three NASA astronauts are in orbit right now, aboard theIn a few weeks, NASA astronaut Suni Williams may rocket to the ISS as well aboard the first-ever crewed Boeingjust 75
NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara are seen working outside of the International Space Station during the fourth-ever all-female spacewalk on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023.That said, space is becoming more inclusive, and easier to access, than ever before. NASA and professional agencies have numerous opportunities coming up: possibleNASA's 2021 astronaut class graduated in March 2024.
Her family and her workplace always encouraged her dream to become an astronaut, and mentors accrued as she went along — during her internship at NASA's Ames Research Center in California and in the oil and gas industry, for example.
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