NASA’s Orion Spacecraft recently wished women all over the world a happy Women’s Day on their Twitter handle.
Happy #InternationalWomensDay to the women of @NASA and @esa who are working on the Orion spacecraft across the U.S. and 10 European nations. Their perseverance will help #Artemis program put the first woman and next man on surface of the Moon. #IWD2021 https://t.co/l4efFMqAR8 pic.twitter.com/P90MtPb1Hk
— Orion Spacecraft (@NASA_Orion) March 8, 2021
Orion is a class of partially reusable space capsules that will be used by NASA’s in human spaceflight programs. The spacecraft consists of a Crew Module designed by Lockheed Martin and the European Service Module manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space.
Throughout NASA’s 62 years, Women have played crucial roles in advancing space exploration; from performing calculations to sending astronauts to the moon to launching into space themselves as mission specialists and commanders.
Woman in STEM careers have always faced a lot of roadblocks, and so with companies like NASA having a clear stance and taking a stand on the same while having initiatives that promote the advancement of women in the field makes a huge difference to women and girls aspiring to work in similar careers.
