Mary W. Jackson: Τα κεντρικά της NASA παίρνουν το όνομα της πρώτης μαύρης μηχανικού

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H Mary W. Jackson, η πρώτη μαύρη μηχανικός της NASA, η γυναίκα που αποτέλεσε πηγή έμπνευσης για το βιβλίο – που αργότερα έγινε ταινία – Hidden Figures, πήρε επιτέλους την αναγνώριση που της αξίζει. Η NASA αποφάσισε να δώσει τ’ όνομά της στα κεντρικά της γραφεία.

«Ήταν μέλος μίας ομάδας πολύ σημαντικών γυναικών που βοήθησαν τη NASA να “βγάλει” Αμερικανούς αστροναύτες στο διάστημα», δήλωσε ο διαχειριστής του οργανισμού, Jim Bridenstine. «Δε δέχτηκε ποτέ το κατεστημένο, έσπασε τα στερεότυπα και άνοιξε το δρόμο για τις Αφροαμερικανές και τις γυναίκες γενικότερα, στο χώρο της μηχανικής και της τεχνολογίας.»

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👩🏾‍🔬🚀🌟 Mary Jackson never accepted the status quo.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Today we announced that our headquarters building in Washington, DC, will be named after engineer Mary W. Jackson, who overcame barriers to become NASA’s first Black woman engineer. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Jackson started her NASA career in 1951 at what is now @NASALangley in Virginia as a human computer – a mathematician who performed hand calculations for NASA missions. After two years working in the West Area Computing unit, she received an offer to work in Langley’s Supersonic Pressure Tunnel, where she conducted extensive aeronautics research and authored or co-authored over a dozen research papers. She was promoted and, in 1958, became our first Black woman engineer.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ In 1979, Jackson made a final career change, leaving engineering to become the program manager for NASA Langley’s Federal Women’s Program. She would dedicate the rest of her career to the hiring and promotion of the next generation of women mathematicians, scientists, and engineers. She was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2019 and was portrayed by @JanelleMonae in the Oscar-winning film #HiddenFigures.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Our Administrator @JimBridenstine noted, "We know there are many other people of color and diverse backgrounds who have contributed to our success, which is why we’re continuing the conversations started about a year ago with the agency’s Unity Campaign. NASA is dedicated to advancing diversity, and we will continue to take steps to do so.”⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ #MaryJackson #BlackinSTEM #WomeninSTEM #NASA #HiddenFigures

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Η κίνηση αυτή έγινε έπειτα από την ανάγκη για εξάλειψη των ανισοτήτων, την οποία έφερε ξανά στο φως η δολοφονία του 46χρονου George Floyd.

Καθ’ όλη τη διάρκεια της καριέρας της, η Jackson προσπαθούσε να βοηθά τις γυναίκες να ορθώνουν το ανάστημά τους και να διεκδικούν αυτά που τους αξίζουν. Για την ίδια, η καταξίωση άργησε να έρθει. Μόλις πέρσι, μαζί με τις συναδέλφους της, Christine Darden, Katherine Johnson και Dorothy Vaughan, τιμήθηκε με Χρυσό Μετάλλιο του Κογκρέσου. Και τώρα, το σημαντικότερο κτίριο της NASA, στην οποία έδωσε όλο της το είναι μέχρι το 1985 που συνταξιοδοτήθηκε, έχει το όνομά της.

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This is great to see. #repost @nasa 👩🏾‍🔬🚀🌟 Mary Jackson never accepted the status quo.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Today we announced that our headquarters building in Washington, DC, will be named after engineer Mary W. Jackson, who overcame barriers to become NASA’s first Black woman engineer. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Jackson started her NASA career in 1951 at what is now @NASALangley in Virginia as a human computer – a mathematician who performed hand calculations for NASA missions. After two years working in the West Area Computing unit, she received an offer to work in Langley’s Supersonic Pressure Tunnel, where she conducted extensive aeronautics research and authored or co-authored over a dozen research papers. She was promoted and, in 1958, became our first Black woman engineer.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ In 1979, Jackson made a final career change, leaving engineering to become the program manager for NASA Langley’s Federal Women’s Program. She would dedicate the rest of her career to the hiring and promotion of the next generation of women mathematicians, scientists, and engineers. She was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Freedom in 2019 and was portrayed by @JanelleMonae in the Oscar-winning film #HiddenFigures.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Our Administrator @JimBridenstine noted, "We know there are many other people of color and diverse backgrounds who have contributed to our success, which is why we’re continuing the conversations started about a year ago with the agency’s Unity Campaign. NASA is dedicated to advancing diversity, and we will continue to take steps to do so.”⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ #MaryJackson #BlackinStem #womeninSTEM #nasa

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