2024, first woman on the moon apparently will be the mission.
'It's very me': NASA engineer celebrates Palestinian heritage in viral photo
Nujoud Merancy's decision to wear Palestinian tatreez in NASA headshot was inspired by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, she tells MEE
Nujoud Merancy wore a blazer embroidered with a Palestinian design in her new NASA work photo (NASA headshot)
By Sheren Khalel
in Washington
Published date: 24 October 2019 15:57 UTC | Last update: 14 sec ago
When Nujoud Merancy posed for her new NASA headshot, she had no idea the Palestinian-inspired blazer she was wearing would garner global attention.
Based out of the agency's space centre in Houston, Texas, Merancy is one of the leaders on the Orion spacecraft programme, which as part of the 2024 Artemis mission plans to send the first woman to the moon.
The project's goals are monumental, as it also seeks to build a sustainable presence on the moon's surface - and send the first astronaut to Mars.
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I don't know if she will actually be the first woman on the moon or if that is for someone else.
