#astronaut

Happy birthday to Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) a physician who became the first Black woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour for NASA, on September 12, 1992! She also has a B.S. in chemical engineering, served in the Peace Corps, is a dancer and choreographer, formed and runs her own company researching the application of technology 🧵 ⁠ https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/190530111 #linocut #printmaking #sciArt #astronaut #womenInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #histsci

Kris Zacny has produced an array of groundbreaking studies and books 📕 on deploying #robots to extraterrestrial outposts to build the foundation for later #astronaut missions. His team at #HoneybeeRobotics Exploration Systems has already designed #robotic instruments that have sped across the solar system, including on the #Mars #Phoenix lander, the Mars Exploration Rovers #Spirit and #Opportunity, and the #Perseverance rover https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinholdenplatt/2025/01/26/space-robotics-leader-says-humans-will-soon-join-robots-on-moon-mars #SpaceRobot #robotics

We are finished. Washed and dried. #Startrek #astronaut #babyquilt