🔥 Trailblazing March 8 of each year is celebrated around the globe as International Women’s Day. At NASA, women – be they scientists, pilots, astronauts or subject matter experts – help us fulfill our mission to reach for new heights, innovate, and explore for the benefit of humankind. Cheers to those women, past and present, whose grit and talent propel us forward. Thank you for all your contributions. We wouldn’t be here without you! In order: ⭐️ Christa McAuliffe Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher ever selected to go to space, training on a T-38 jet soaring over Galveston Bay. ⭐️ Katherine Johnson In NASA's early years, gifted mathematicians analyzed and verified complex aerospace data. Today, one of the most recognized of these 'human computers' is Katherine Johnson. ⭐️ Annie Easley Annie Easley is seen here at NASAGlenn. In 1955, Easley began her career at NASA, then the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), as a human computer performing complex mathemati...