6.1K views · 134 reactions | On January 13, 1978, NASA selected its...

GPS Pioneer Dr. Gladys West Dies at 95 Dr. Gladys West, the brilliant mathematician whose groundbreaking work made modern GPS technology possible, died January 17, 2026, at age 95. Born on a Virginia tobacco farm in 1930 during Jim Crow segregation, West became valedictorian, earned mathematics degrees, and in 1956 became the second Black woman hired at the Naval Surface Warfare Center. For 42 years, she developed complex algorithms using the IBM 7030 supercomputer to create precise geodetic mod

44K views · 314 reactions | Today marks the 35th anniversary of former UC San Diego professor and NASA astronaut, Sally Ride's, historic orbit. Ride was the first American woman to fly into space and was part of NASA's 1978 class of women astronauts—A few also had ties to UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz and UCLA! | University of California | Facebook

3.3K views · 68 reactions | Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping on Sunday became the country's first woman to walk in space. | CBS News | Facebook

Watch: 2 UAE astronauts, including first Emirati woman, become NASA graduates eligible to fly to ISS, Moon, Mars. Visit gulfnews.com for the report. #uae #dubai #news #nasa #astronauts | Gulf News