As an electrical engineer and physics major in the '90s, I often found myself as one of only very few women in the classes that I took-and when I instructed and tutored those classes, I was even more of a rare species. Do you see more women in the field than when you started? You will find that you can do a lot more than you ever thought you could. The way that you can get the most fulfillment and contribute the most to the world is to go after those things, to run toward the things that scare you, and lift each other up, support the people around you. I think my message to other women is the same as my message to anyone who's pursuing a dream: Follow your passions to make sure that when you look at your life and you map it out and you're at those big crossroads, you're picking the path that really feels true to what you love.Īlso, do what scares you don't shy away from the things that you think might be out of reach. What would you say to other women wanting to enter the field? It has always been my dream for as long as I can remember I told my kindergarten teachers and I told my college professors that I wanted to be an astronaut.
Was it always your dream to be an astronaut? MARK FELIX // Getty Images That's beautiful.
The Earth is one place where we're all united as one humanity. Seeing the thin blue line of the atmosphere really makes you recognize that we are much more similar than we are different, that we all rely on the same things to keep us alive and happy, and that all of the lines, boundaries, delineations we make as humans are self-made and don't exist in any absolute sense. Having the honor of looking back at the Earth from space gives you a perspective that no other experience that I've had can do-seeing the Earth as it appears in the vastness of the universe. What is the feeling that you get in space? Does it put things into perspective?Ībsolutely. My first was an 11-month stay on the International Space Station. We understand that the best way to be successful is to make sure that everyone with a contribution and a talent is part of the team. So it was pretty clear that no matter what kind of crew you picked for this mission, it was gonna have that characteristic-and I'm happy to say that it does. And now, the astronaut core looks like all of humanity.
But I'm happy to say that long ago, NASA made the decision that it was important to represent all of humanity when we answer humanity's call to explore. Well, as you know, the last moon missions were over five decades ago, and it was a very different time. Why has it taken this long for women to get out there in space? Why are you the first on a moon mission? My desire for records is always for them to be broken as soon as possible, because that means we're continuing to push the frontiers. And that was always my goal on the International Space Station. My feeling about records is it's not how many days you spend in space, it's not where you go it's what you do with that time. I think about the value in it to inspire and to give people a look at what is state-of-the-art right now in our exploration. You know, for me, when I think about records, I don't think about any individual achievement. You already broke one record for the longest spaceflight flown by a woman. The veteran astronaut shares her thoughts on becoming the first woman on a lunar mission, her excitement about getting back out into space, and her advice for women hoping to get into the historically male-led field. (As of now, 12 men and no women have stepped foot on the moon.)Īhead of the historic journey, sits down for a conversation with Christina Koch. And as the company's Artemis program rolls out, more progress may follow, with a potential for a woman to finally walk on the moon. Koch's presence on the team, meanwhile, is a big step toward gender equality in the workplace and a huge milestone for NASA, which since its inception has selected only 61 women from its 360 astronaut candidates. Of the total workforce, 35.52 percent are women, and 1.17 percent have a disability. According to NASA stats, only 11.83 percent of the workforce is Black, 5.79 percent Latino, and 6.25 percent Asian, while 74.60 percent is white. Glover's presence on the team is a much-awaited move toward cultural diversity in the space field. A lunar landing by two astronauts is set to take place a year later. It will not land on the moon or go into lunar orbit, but rather fly around the moon and return to Earth. The Orion will launch atop a Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida.
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