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