House Speaker Mike Johnson is set to host an event Wednesday recognizing several women who contributed to the space race.

Washington — A group of Black women central to NASA's success during the space race and known as the "Hidden Figures" were honored Wednesday in a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill.

"Thanks to these people who are part of our NASA family, we will continue to sail on the cosmic sea to far off shores." The Congressional Gold Medal was also awarded on Wednesday to all the women ...

"With the trio now in orbit, there is a record of 19 people currently in orbit," NASA commentator Anna Schneider said during the agency's webcast of the Soyuz liftoff. The old record was 17 ...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released his remarks as prepared for Wednesday's Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in Washington.

While the commercial Polaris Dawn crew geared up for the first non-government spacewalk, a NASA astronaut and two ... of people in orbit at one time to a record 19, flying on four different ...

The four Black women, whose pioneering work put Americans on the Moon, were honored with the body's highest honor ...

A separate Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal was also dedicated to all of the women who worked as mathematicians and engineers at NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) and NASA ...

A group of Black female scientists and mathematicians known as NASA's “ Hidden Figures” were honored with Congressional Gold Medals on Wednesday, the highest award given to citizens by Congress, for ...

A separate Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal was also dedicated to all of the women who worked as mathematicians and engineers at NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) and NASA ...