On this day in 1972, the pioneers of Apollo 16 landed on the Moon.
TODAY IN HISTORY: Apollo 16 astronaut John Young with the lunar rover at Shadow Rock on the Moon, April 23, 1972.
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The Moon, 23 April 1972. A series of photos by Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke show the lunar rover where mission commander John Young is aligning the high-gain antenna. At the front of the rover, you can see arc with white spots; that’s the rake basket. Right next to it is the magnetometer. (NASA)
Happy birthday Charlie Duke! At age 37, Duke became the youngest person to ever walk on the moon as part of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. (📷 : NASA)
Five storied female NASA pioneers will soon grace toy-store shelves, in Lego form.
The Danish company announced on Tuesday that it would produce the Women of NASA set, submitted by science writer Maia Weinstock.
“Women have played critical roles throughout the history of the U.S. space program,” Weinstock wrote in her project proposal. “Yet in many cases, their contributions are unknown or under-appreciated – especially as women have historically struggled to gain acceptance in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.”
She said the set is meant to shed light on the rich history of women in STEM professions.
Women Of NASA To Be Immortalized — In Lego Form
Photos: Maia Weinstock
TODAY IN HISTORY: Jupiter and its moon Ganymede, observed by the Voyager 1 space probe on January 24, 1979. (NASA)
From the series: Black and White Photograph Files, compiled 1965 - 1991. Record Group 255: Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1903 - 2006
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A little bit of history for this morning!
For Women’s History Month, let’s write women back into science history.
Female scientists have contributed to some of science’s biggest breakthroughs, from unraveling the structure of DNA, to discovering fission, to mapping the ocean floor. So why don’t we know their names? In this archival episode of Science Friday, we’re celebrating science’s unsung heroines. We’ll hear about Maria Sibylla Merian, the 17th century “mother of entomology,” whose watercolors documented insect metamorphosis. We’ll also learn about Marie Tharp, whose maps of the ocean floor paved the way for continental drift theory. Plus, meet the women programmers of the ENIAC, the first all-electronic, multipurpose computer. Learn about more unsung women of science here.
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