Joan Higginbotham, a Chicago native, initially didn’t envision using her electrical engineering skills in the aerospace industry. However, her perspective shifted dramatically when she ...

And is now leading a life to inspire others. “If you see her, you can be her is what I say,” Joan Higginbotham, retired NASA astronaut and a woman of color, told PIX11 News. It was Black ...

ATLANTA — A senior at Spelman College received a STEM scholarship Thursday from retired astronaut Joan Higginbotham – the third Black woman to travel to space. Higginbotham presented the ...

What were the odds? NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Joan Higginbotham floated side-by-side operating the International Space Station's robotic arm in December 2006 — after both had earned ...

A graduating senior at Spelman College has received a STEM scholarship from renowned and retired astronaut Joan Higginbotham, the third Black woman to travel to space. According to Atlanta’s ...

Joan Higginbotham will speak at “Commanding the Unknown: Leadership and Stress Management from Space to Earth” on Thursday, September 26 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Lovett Auditorium. The event ...

After the Massachusetts event, two of those pioneers spoke about their experiences with Space.com: Joan Higginbotham, who spent 12 days in space on the space shuttle mission STS-116 in 2006 ...

“Her work was really fantastic. She actually helped to recruit the first group of women and minorities in the late '70s," astronaut Joan Higginbotham, the third Black woman to fly into ...

The webinar also featured former NASA astronaut and electrical engineer Joan Higginbotham, who was the third Black woman to go into space. STEM occupations are projected to grow by almost 11 ...