DID YOU KNOW? for January 13 – 26, 2026
"Mary G. Ross (August 9, 1908 – April 29, 2008) is considered the first Native American aerospace engineer and one of NASA's "hidden figures," individuals whose contributions to America's space age remained largely unknown for years. Ross was the first female engineer in the top-secret Lockheed Skunk Works program in 1952. Her work there was crucial to the Agena rocket project and an important step in the Apollo program, among others. Ross also authored and helped to author several prominent works, including the NASA Planetary Flight Handbook Vol. III about space travel to Mars and Venus." Learn more about Mary G. Ross and eight other Native Americans and their important contributions to the field of science here.
