Noelle's STEM Corner: Rocketry and Laws of Motion
Happy March everyone! It’s Women’s History Month and we are talking about rocketry! Before I get to the video, I want to highlight a few women who have been overlooked in the history of JPL (Jet Propulsion Lab) and NASA.
Barbara Paulson (Source): In 1948, JPL hired Paulson as a mathematician. From 1948 to 1993, she worked on different projects including Explorer 1, the first satellite to orbit the earth; mariner probes, which would be sent to Venus and Mars; and the Viking program, which landed the first probe on Mars. With her base skills as a mathematician, she was promoted many times to engineer and project manager. You can read more about her in Nathalia Holt’s book, Rocket Girls. This is an NPR interview with Holt.
Mary Jackson (Source): As the first black female engineer at NASA, Jackson worked in many research fields for NASA high speed aerodynamics and subsonic transonic aerodynamics throughout her 34 years (1951-1985). By the end of her career she achieved the highest title in the engineering department and later stepped down to join the equal opportunities field with the goal to bring more women and minorities into the field.
These influential women in NASA’s history paved the way for the female STEM leaders of the future. I hope you take a minute to read their stories and learn about their impact not only on their projects, but the STEM world as a whole.
For today's video we are looking at Rockets and Newton’s three laws of motion. Once again, it is on the longer side, however, all the examples are well worth your time.
Barbara Paulson (Source): In 1948, JPL hired Paulson as a mathematician. From 1948 to 1993, she worked on different projects including Explorer 1, the first satellite to orbit the earth; mariner probes, which would be sent to Venus and Mars; and the Viking program, which landed the first probe on Mars. With her base skills as a mathematician, she was promoted many times to engineer and project manager. You can read more about her in Nathalia Holt’s book, Rocket Girls. This is an NPR interview with Holt.
Mary Jackson (Source): As the first black female engineer at NASA, Jackson worked in many research fields for NASA high speed aerodynamics and subsonic transonic aerodynamics throughout her 34 years (1951-1985). By the end of her career she achieved the highest title in the engineering department and later stepped down to join the equal opportunities field with the goal to bring more women and minorities into the field.
These influential women in NASA’s history paved the way for the female STEM leaders of the future. I hope you take a minute to read their stories and learn about their impact not only on their projects, but the STEM world as a whole.
For today's video we are looking at Rockets and Newton’s three laws of motion. Once again, it is on the longer side, however, all the examples are well worth your time.
Lastly, below are a list of all the videos and websites either mentioned or played in the video as well as some tutorials on making your own rocket! Thank you for watching and I hope your March is to the moon!
