jeanette epps is the first african american international space station crew member

  • Jeanette Epps to Be 1st African-American International Space Station Crew Member

    The timing is impeccable. Just as the highly anticipated movie Hidden Figures—the story of three African-American women who were crucial in the launch of the first American into orbit—hits theaters, more news of black female achievement in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields has hit the presses. NASA announced Wednesday that for the first…