Nasa Celebrates Black History Month| Black History Month Celebration


In a post on Twitter, NASA celebrated Black History Month. But what is The Black History Month Celebration? To find out more, continue reading.

What is The Black History Month Celebration?

Black History Month is observed between 1st February to 1st March. It is celebrated to honour African Americans and raise the awareness of their contributions in various fields like science, economics, politics etc. It has received official recognition in USA and Canada. It has also been observed in The UK and Ireland. Some notable people include Martin Luther King jr, Muhammad Ali, Barack Obama and George Washington Carver.

The theme for this year's Black History Month Celebration

The Theme for this year's Black History Month Celebration is "Black Health and Wellness". It focuses on contributions and breakthroughs made by Black Doctors and Scientists. 

NASA takes part in Black History Month Celebration

NASA also participated in the celebrations. In a Twitter post, it honoured Physicist George Carruthers.

George Robert Carruthers was the pioneer of ultraviolet astronomy. He designed the first Moon-based telescope. It flew with Apollo 16 and took the first images on Earth in far-ultraviolet light.

NASA also mentioned Mae Jamison, a NASA astronaut, and Katherine Johnson, a mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights.