#rocketdyne

A Blue Martian Sunset I was raised in the San Fernando Valley. Sputnik 1 was launched exactly four months after my 10th birthday. I remember lying outside on our front lawn, watching it go over. It was exciting and mysterious at the same time. I have a vague memory of seeing the United States’ first satellite, Exlorer, go over and I have a real vivid memory of seeing Echo as it orbited our…

This is what a space history nerd looks like when she’s about to give a virtual speech on Mary Sherman Morgan, America’s first female rocket scientist 🚀💋✨

I hate public speaking and honestly doing it over zoom is no better than in person but this is a topic I’m SUPER PASSIONATE about which makes it a little bit easier