From Mission Control to Feminist Icon: Poppy Northcutt's Legacy

Celestial Citizen - A podcast by Britt Duffy Adkins

On today's episode, we have a very special conversation with Frances “Poppy” Northcutt – the first woman engineer to work in NASA’s mission control and early trailblazer for representation in the space industry – having worked on several NASA missions including both Apollo 8 and Apollo 13. We’ll discuss her time at NASA, how gender equity in space careers has changed over time, and her inspiring women’s rights advocacy work.Frances "Poppy" Northcutt is a Texas attorney who began her car...

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