An Astronaut’s Guide to Improving Stem Education (And What Space Is Really Like)
October 22, 2019
By: Stephen Noonoo
Source: Ed Surge
In 1995, NASA astronaut Dr. Bernard Harris became the first African American to perform a spacewalk. The occasion? His second space shuttle flight during a mission that included a rendezvous with the Russian space station Mir. In all, Dr. Harris ended up spending more than 18 days in space over two trips, traveling more than 7 million miles.
Dr. Harris is well-known as an astronaut, but throughout his career he’s also collected an impressive list of STEM credentials, including an M.D., a masters in biomedical science and training as a flight surgeon. Since returning to earth, he’s focused on helping others do the same.