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]

Key Takeaways:

NASA Johnson Space Center Director Vanessa Wyche will keynote the "Women Take Flight: Fashion to Fission" luncheon on October 1st in Dallas.
Wyche will share her professional journey, highlighting how STEM encouragement enabled her leadership role in NASA's Moon and Mars exploration missions.
The event includes a panel of leading women in aerospace discussing their careers and strategies to support more girls and women in STEM.
Proceeds from the luncheon will fund future STEM programs and a new permanent exhibit honoring women in aerospace at the Frontiers of Flight Museum.

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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.