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First Black Woman to Travel to Space With Jeff Bezos Secures Billion-Dollar Government Contract

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 5, 2023June 6, 2023

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 5, 2023June 6, 202320082

Aisha Bowe, the first Black woman to travel with Jeff Bezos to space has now achieved another significant milestone securing a $1B government contract....

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Former NASA Rocket Scientist Confirmed as First Black Woman To Travel To Space With Jeff Bezos’ Private Spaceflight Company

Stacy JacksonOctober 31, 2022October 31, 2022

by Stacy JacksonOctober 31, 2022October 31, 20223611

Aisha Bowe will be the sixth Black woman to cross the Kármán line...

News

[WATCH] Historic Supermoon and Lunar Eclipse Occurred Sept. 27

Cristie LeondisSeptember 28, 2015December 15, 2015

by Cristie LeondisSeptember 28, 2015December 15, 2015450

Last night, on Sept. 27, a rare celestial event took place around the world, as a lunar eclipse coincided with a â€œsupermoon.â€...

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One-Way Trip To Mars: Mars One To Establish A Permanent Human Settlement

Cristie LeondisFebruary 20, 2015February 20, 2015

by Cristie LeondisFebruary 20, 2015February 20, 2015333

Mars One is a Dutch nonprofit that is planning to establish a permanent human settlement on the planet Mars by 2024. The organization has announced...

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This Day in History: First African American to Walk in Space

Cristie LeondisFebruary 9, 2015February 20, 2015

by Cristie LeondisFebruary 9, 2015February 20, 20152442

On this day in 1995, Bernard Harris Jr. became the first African American to walk in space. After logging 198 hours and 29 minutes in...

Technology

The First Instagram Selfie From Space is Pretty Awesome

Patrick AustinApril 9, 2014April 9, 2014

by Patrick AustinApril 9, 2014April 9, 2014802

The photo was taken in the observatory module of the space station, the Cupola...

Technology

Google Chairman ‘Pretty Sure’ Your Data is Safe

Patrick AustinMarch 7, 2014

by Patrick AustinMarch 7, 2014217

Executive Chairman of Google Eric Schmidt spoke at South by Southwest Interactive today with Google Ideas Director Jared Cohen, and addressed growing privacy concerns dealing...

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