Annie Easley

Annie Easly was a rocket scientist who developed software for Centaur, one of NASA’s most important high-energy rocket launchers. Centaur is a second-stage rocket launcher: the workhorse of the rocket world used to propel countless probes and satellites into space. It’s been invaluable to NASA since its creation, first allowing the U.S. to catch up to the Soviet Union during the space race, and eventually propelling spacecraft to land on the moon and fly by other planets in the solar system. She also contributed energy research to power plants and electronic batteries, which enabled the creation of hybrid vehicles (Patel)

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[{“@type”:”Person”, “name”:”Anjali Patel”. “23 Black Female Scientists You Should Probably Thank.” BuzzFeed, BuzzFeed, 17 Feb. 2019, www.buzzfeed.com/anjalipatel/she-blinded-me-with-science.