Some people dream of exploring space. Others dream of traversing the ocean floor. Kathryn Sullivan decided she was going to do it all. Sullivan was the first American woman to walk in space and the first woman to dive in the Challenger Deep. Sheโs, quite literally, seen it all. Meet the former U.S. Navy Officer who made major strides for women and for our country over her … [Read more...]
Jack Parsons: Beloved for His Rocketry, Shamed for Occultic Drug Orgies
When you think about it, the fact that humans can launch rockets is a bit magical. Weโve sent people into space, created devastating weapons, and continue to explore rocketry in many fascinating ways. But this incredibly complex field of science also has its roots in the occult. One of the reasons the idea of rocketry got off of the ground in the first place is because of a man … [Read more...]
Meet Annie Easley, the Woman Behind the Centaur Rocket
Having a career in STEM can be difficult for a woman. Particularly, a woman of color. Even more precisely, a woman of color in 1955. But none of this stopped one of the pioneers of rocketry, space travel, and hybrid vehicles. Weโre talking about Annie Easley, a woman who helped NASA before it existed, assisted in developing energy-conservation systems, provided some of the … [Read more...]