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Four astronauts will fly closer to the moon than any humans in history this April, breaking barriers as NASA's most diverse crew ever. The 10-day mission marks humanity's return to deep space after 50 years.
Nigerian-American aerospace engineer Wendy Okolo earned her PhD at 26 and now leads groundbreaking flight safety research at NASA. She's the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington.
A program at UC Santa Cruz has transformed the face of astronomy by supporting 170 students from underrepresented backgrounds, nearly half of all marginalized Ph.D. graduates in the field. The Lamat Institute's success shows what happens when scientific training meets cultural validation.