Frontier of Flight Museum Event to Celebrate Women in Aerospace

Panelists will be discussing aerospace career pathways and offer suggestions for supporting girls and women with an interest in science and math.

Meg Godlewski

Monday, September 23, 2024 at 04:45 PM ET

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Vanessa Wyche, director of NASA's Johnson Space Center [Courtesy: NASA]

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Vanessa Wyche, director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, will deliver the keynote address at the "Women Take Flight: Fashion to Fission" luncheon on October 1.
Wyche will share her professional journey, emphasizing how encouragement to study STEM made her leadership role at NASA possible, particularly in missions to the moon and Mars.
The event will also feature a panel discussion with other women leaders in the aerospace industry, discussing their career paths and ways to support more girls and women in STEM.
Proceeds from the luncheon will support future STEM programs at the Frontiers of Flight Museum and fund a new permanent exhibit honoring women in aerospace.

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Vanessa Wyche, director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, will soon share the story of how encouragement to study STEM made it possible for her to lead the agency in its missions to explore the moon and Mars with the Artemis spacecraft.

Wyche is set to speak at the “Women Take Flight: Fashion to Fission” luncheon at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas on October 1. The event is sponsored by JSX, a private jet service, and scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. CST.