{"id":220612,"date":"2021-03-08T13:38:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T13:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/715067main_JSC2003-00678_full.jpg"},"modified":"2023-06-05T14:49:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T18:49:14","slug":"electrical-engineer-nasa-astronaut-joan-higginbotham","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/electrical-engineer-nasa-astronaut-joan-higginbotham\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrical Engineer and NASA Astronaut Joan Higginbotham"},"author":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_video_cc_file_id":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_audio_cc_file_id":""},"media-tags":[11920],"read_time":1,"video_cc_url":"","audio_cc_url":"","credits":"","original_date":{"stamp":0,"display":""},"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/715067main_JSC2003-00678_full.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/715067main_JSC2003-00678_full.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Joan Higginbotham\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/715067main_JSC2003-00678_full.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/715067main_JSC2003-00678_full.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/715067main_JSC2003-00678_full.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/715067main_JSC2003-00678_full.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/715067main_JSC2003-00678_full.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/715067main_JSC2003-00678_full.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/715067main_JSC2003-00678_full.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/715067main_JSC2003-00678_full.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/715067main_JSC2003-00678_full.jpg?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/715067main_JSC2003-00678_full.jpg?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/715067main_JSC2003-00678_full.jpg?resize=900,900 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>March 8 of each year is celebrated around the globe as International Women’s Day. At NASA, women \u2013 be they scientists, pilots, astronauts or subject matter experts \u2013 help the agency fulfill its mission. <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/atoms\/files\/higginbotham_joan.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Joan Higginbotham<\/a> is one of those women.<\/p>\n<p>She was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1996. She began her career at NASA in 1987 as an electrical engineer at the Kennedy Space Center. In November 2007, Higginbotham retired from NASA.<\/p>\n<p>In this image from 2003, Higginbotham took a break from training for the STS-116 mission and is shown in front of a NASA T-38 trainer. <\/p>\n<p>#ChooseToChallenge #InternationalWomensDay<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>At NASA, women \u2013 be they scientists, pilots, astronauts and others \u2013 help the Agency fulfill its mission. 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