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Black History Month: Celebrating Astronaut Stephanie Wilson

February 14, 2025

In 1986, President Ronald Reagan issued Proclamation 5443, recognizing the importance of National Black History Month. In 2020, Stephanie Wilson, the second Black American woman in space, was chosen for the NASA Artemis Team to return to the moon. She joined the 17 other astronauts on the mission team. NASA’s Artemis program is a series of missions to the Moon that aim to reestablish a human presence and prepare for future missions to Mars. The program’s name comes from the Greek goddess of the Moon, Artemis.

   Artemis’ purpose is to explore the moon, advance technology, land the first woman, person of color, and international astronaut on the moon, and establish a permanent base on the moon to use as a launching pad for Mars and other space exploration. Wilson is a NASA veteran. In 1996, she was selected by NASA as an Astronaut Candidate.

By Penny Rafferty Hamilton, Ph.D.




Colorado SKIES Academy

Colorado SKIES Academy

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