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Meet the woman behind early @NASA_Landsat images: Dr. Valerie L. Thomas.

A self-taught programmer, she managed the development of Landsat image processing. Her work in the '70s helped show that satellite imagery could be used to support agriculture. https://go.nasa.gov/3EJMPgT #BHM
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Dr. Valerie L. Thomas: The Face Behind Landsat Images

r. Valerie L. Thomas was an integral part of the early Landsat digital image processing team.
Yvette Smith (NASA)
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NASA astronaut and US Air Force Colonel Alvin Drew performed his first spacewalk #OTD in 2011, making repairs and upgrades to the @Space_Station during STS-133. In this photo from the 12-day mission, he's seen in the station's newly-installed Permanent Multipurpose Module. #BHM
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Inspiration is all around us.

Hamid Oloso, a computational scientist at @NASAGoddard, was inspired by different people along his journey from growing up in Ibadan, Nigeria to working at NASA on Earth system models.

Learn more about his story: https://go.nasa.gov/41ixpJY
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Celebrating Black History Month NCCS User Spotlight: Hamid Oloso | NASA Center for Climate Simulation

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My biggest disappointment from CWRU Math Dept is I didn't know about KJ. I learnt abt Garrett Morgan (added am er light to traffic lights) & Benjamin Banneker (DC land surveyor). If I were active, I would run a seminar course on her work. #BHM
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"If she says they're good, then I am ready to go."

Before his 1962 orbital flight, John Glenn was wary of trusting his life to a machine's trajectory calculations and asked that Katherine Johnson check them. #BHM

More on mathematician Katherine Johnson: https://go.nasa.gov/3Ef1sbX
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Katherine Johnson

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“I want them to reach for the stars and realize that they can be scientists or engineers who work at NASA. I want them to know that NASA also offers a plethora of other careers.” Dr. Trena Ferrell aims to inspire students as NASA Earth’s Education and Public Outreach lead. #BHM
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Melba Roy Mouton—a NASA mathematician and key figure in the Apollo era—is being honored with the naming of a mountain on the Moon’s South Pole.

Mons Mouton is the future landing site of VIPER, our rover set to explore the lunar surface for Artemis: https://go.nasa.gov/3xo4mHd #BHM
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Moon Mountain Name Honors NASA Mathematician Melba Mouton

Scientists recently named a mesa-like lunar mountain that towers above the landscape carved by craters near the Moon’s South Pole.
Rachel Hoover (NASA)
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“Through my job communicating and doing outreach, I’m making people aware of how we all can contribute to a more sustainable environment, and helping future generations meet their needs.”

Celebrate #BHM: https://go.nasa.gov/3E09chG
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Sustainability Lead Lashanda Battle

Roberto Molar-Candanosa (NASA)
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“My big takeaway is: it's okay to take chances. Sometimes we step in our own way and we need to accept help.”

Tiffany Fairley brings the #Artemis missions to the world as a public affairs officer for @NASAKennedy. Celebrate #BHM: https://go.nasa.gov/3wXkG1w
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Public Affairs Officer Tiffany Fairley

My big takeaway is: it's okay to take chances. Sometimes we step in our own way and we need to accept help." — Tiffany Fairley, Public Affairs Officer, Artemis Team Lead, NASA's Kennedy Space Center
Thalia Patrinos (NASA)
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