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March is Women’s History Month. There are women at NASA contributing every day

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to the success of our current missions and paving the way for future generations to reach the stars.

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Mallory Jennings is the first female System manager for the Extravehicular Mobility Unit,

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or EMU. The EMU is the spacesuit worn by astronauts during a spacewalk outside

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the International Space Station. Mallory coordinates all the engineering aspects from hardware to new technologies. From communications to thermal protection to oxygen,

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all the systems work together to protect astronauts from the harsh environment of space.

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NASA is designing a new space suit for the Artemis missions to the Moon. Liana Rodriggs

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is leading the team, using new technologies to develop and build the Exploration EMU spacesuit.

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She’s the inspirational leader who will help our next Moonwalkers. They will have more natural

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mobility and a robust life support system -- to explore the lunar surface and beyond.

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Have you ever driven a remote control car? Now imagine it was on another planet. Farah Alibay

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is a systems engineer working on our new Mars Rover, Perseverance. As the rover moves across

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the Red Planet, the systems she worked on make sure the rover knows the direction it’s pointed

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and updates that position for teams back on Earth. She spent last summer testing our new rover’s

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capabilities in a giant sandbox with the replica of the rover.

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Not only do we study other worlds, but we also study Earth, our very own planet. From space, the

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LandSAT program maps Earth’s surface to provide information about our resources and environment.

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Melody Djam is leading the development of an instrument on the newest LandSAT spacecraft that

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will launch this September. That instrument will measure the surface temperatures of our planet.

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Lola Fatoyinbo Agueh uses satellite imagery and data to study forests. Her research reveals how

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our ecology has changed over time and works to predict how it might change in the future.

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Lola is working to make our planet a better place.

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Erica Alston inspires students through the Space Grant Program.

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As an engineer, Erica used our satellite data to focus on air quality and climate change. Now,

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she expands opportunities for young Americans to understand and participate in our space projects,

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just like she did. Erica is a role model for future generations.

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Did you know the skills used to build spacecraft were also used to develop

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ventilators for COVID-19 patients? Michelle Easter is an expert in Mechatronics which is the design,

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assembly and test of mechanisms controlled by electronics.

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She was part of the team that designed low-cost ventilators in response to the pandemic. Michelle

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was the first female to join the Mechatronics Group at our Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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Laurie Grindle is responsible for flight programs and projects at our Armstrong Flight Research

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Center. Flight research and testing is vital in the development of new aircraft. Laurie oversees cutting-edge aerospace concepts

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and technologies,-- including experimental aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems.

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Women’s contributions at NASA reach other solar systems.

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Knicole Cologne’s work involves the discovery and characterization of exoplanets. These are planets

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that orbit around other stars. Using several NASA observatories, she studied a ‘puffy’ exoplanet

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with low-density similar to Styrofoam. Nicole’s work is expanding what we know about the universe.

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At NASA, women innovate, break barriers, and explore the unknown. The list of their achievements is being built upon every single day.

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This March, take a moment to recognize the contributions to

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the world around us made by women, and together we celebrate Women’s History Month.