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3/1/19
Women in NASA


 * This article is very short and can easily be improved on by researching more women who have worked at NASA ( very few women who are mentioned when there could be tons more)
 * There isn't any recent sources or events and we plan on updating it and adding more recent event and women
 * Adding a more in depth timeline, pictures, and charts to make the article more pleasing to look at
 * We plan on adding more women and events to this page
 * Add a better introduction that hits on some major events that helped women succeed in NASA or when women influenced NASA


 * 1) https://women.nasa.gov/ (List of women to research)
 * 2) https://www.nasa.gov/education/womenstem/women-in-space (List of women to research)
 * 3) https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/mission/missionteam/women-scientists-engineers-mars/ (List of women to research)

Article Evaluation: Women in NASA

 * Start Class article and part of WikiProject (Women and Spaceflight)
 * Very little citations/ references for facts
 * All of them are pre 2004 so some updated references should be added
 * References to other wiki articles, no outside credible source
 * External link doesn't work
 * when clicked on prompts me to go back because the site is unsafe
 * Introduction
 * Is very small and doesn't introduce the reader to what the article encompasses
 * Just touches on their roles but information could be added such as impact women had and a couple examples of major influences
 * Very little information on the topic
 * talks about star trek which kinda leads the article away from the point of women in NASA
 * The article veers off at the end talking about why there weren't a lot of Women in NASA but I think this should be removed and replaced with a list of women who are in NASA because there are a lot of women who work for NASA today
 * There is information on minorities, often, which should be removed and have a link to another page for minorities in NASA so that this article is focused on women in NASA, minority or not
 * I think adding a timeline from the first woman to work for NASA to today covering some big points would be a great addition, instead of a list of major events
 * Covers some highlights but could cover a lot more
 * Highlights that are covers don't go into detail or explain why it is so important to be covered, such as Ellen Ochoa who was the first Hispanic women could be expanded upon and put what mission she was on and what she did during that mission. Doesn't need to be extensive but I think there should be more than one sentence.
 * More detailed information and links to more women could be added so that this article branches out to dozens of women in NASA
 * not even 10 women were mentioned in the article, there are many important and influential women missing from this article
 * perhaps a list of women who work for NASA or a list of women who have impacted NASA
 * From this people can come to this article and find dozens of women to look up or vise versa where someone finds a wiki of someone who did, or does, work for NASA and that article leads to this one
 * I believe a very important fact not stated was the first woman to work for NASA
 * pictures and possibly charts or timelines can be added to make the article more appealing
 * the article is very short and boring to look at
 * No recent information or events
 * This isn't a history page so this article should be as current as possible
 * Most recent event was in 1999, so there is a 20 year gap of information that will add a lot to this article
 * I would believe more happened from the time frame from 2000-2019 than pre 2000
 * neutral article
 * no conversations on talk page

= 3/8/19 (Added the last sentence) = copied from Women in NASA

Introduction

The role of women in and affiliated with NASA has varied over time. Their earliest roles were restricted to supportive or administrative jobs, but by the end of the space program there were women astronauts. Today women are helping lead NASA into the future. From daily engineers to management positions, Women are at the forefront of NASA.

Major events (Added links)

 * Jerrie Cobb appointed NASA administration consultant—1961
 * Women join NASA as engineers—1971
 * NASA writes plan for recruiting women and minorities for space program—September 12, 1973
 * Anna Fisher, Shannon W. Lucid, Judith A. Resnik, Sally K. Ride, Margaret R. Seddon, and Kathryn D. Sullivan chosen to become astronauts—January 31, 1978
 * Sally Ride becomes first woman to fly in space—June 18, 1983
 * Astronaut Judith A. Resnik and payload specialist Sharon Christa McAuliffe die in Challenger accident—January 1986
 * Mae Jemison becomes first Black woman in space—September 11, 1992
 * Colonel Eileen Collins becomes first woman to command a spacecraft—July 20, 1999

External Links (Fixed first link and added second link)

 * "The Women of NASA". National Women's History Museum.
 * "Women @ NASA" NASA