Delta Explains Why Space Women Are Important

Our Photo of the Week is, once again, not technically a photo. And fair warning, if you hate cute and funny and super smart little kids, then skip right past this one. If not, Delta is the best.

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Friday, March 12, 2021 at 11:21 AM ET

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A TikTok video featuring science educator Kellie Girardi and her daughter Delta discusses the underrepresentation of women in space, noting only 11% of astronauts have been female.
Delta expresses her feelings about the disparity in women's participation in space travel.
The video highlights Delta's excitement for NASA's Artemis program, which her mom details as a future opportunity for women in space.

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Our “Photo of the Week” this week is a short TikTok video, this one in honor of women’s history month. In it, Delta asks her mom, science educator Kellie Girardi, about how many women have been to space and then weighs very honestly about her feelings on that!

And mom weighs in with the deets on NASA’s exciting Artemis program, about which Delta is super stoked the way only little kids can be. Thanks, Delta and thanks, Kellie!