NASA Headquarters in DC to Be Named After NASA’s First Black Female Engineer

🚀NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced the agency’s Washington, D.C., headquarters will be named after Mary W. Jackson, 🚀NASA’s first Black female engineer.

Bridenstine released an official statement on Wednesday confirming the commemorative gesture as he offered details about Jackson’s contributions to the agency and American history.

“Today, we proudly announce the Mary W. Jackson 🚀NASA Headquarters building,” Bridenstine said.

In the press release, Bridenstine wrote, “Mary W. Jackson was part of a group of very important women who helped 🚀NASA succeed in getting American astronauts into space.”

Despite ongoing challenges both socially and professionally, Bridenstine noted, “Mary never accepted the status quo, she helped break barriers and open opportunities for African Americans and women in the field of engineering and technology.”

Noting that the NASA