Science writer proposes a new ‘Women of NASA’ LEGO set
One science writer wants LEGO to embrace the “ladies who rock outer space.”
Maia Weinstock, deputy editor of MIT News and self-proclaimed “LEGO tinkerer,” has proposed a new LEGO set celebrating the women of NASA.
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She narrowed the list down to five women:
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Margaret Hamilton, a computer scientist who developed software for the Apollo missions.
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Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who calculated trajectories for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
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Sally Ride, who became the first American woman in space in 1983.
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Nancy Grace Roman, an astronomer often called the “Mother of Hubble” for her work to make the Hubble Space Telescope a reality.
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Mae Jemison, who became the first African-American woman in space in 1992. Read more…
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