Thread by @People_Of_Space

Today, this account will participate in #ShutDownAcademia and #ShutDownSTEM.

However, I would be amiss to not highlight what happened yesterday. @That_Astro_Chic, @astrostarbright, @astronaia & @astrotoya got Dr. @maejemison twitter verified! Follow them now! 1/n

So why is this a big deal?

In preparation for today, I went through ALL female astronauts that have twitter and this is what I found (dating back to yesterday), N means not verified ordered by follower count:

@AstroSamantha Y
@AstroKarenN Y
@Astro_Jessica Y
@Astro_Nicole Y
@AstroAnnimal Y
@AstroPeggy Y
@Astro_Cady Y
@GGJuliePayette Y
@Astro_Sandy N 👀
@Astro_Suni Y
1/2

@AstroSerena Y
@maejemison N 👀👀
@Astro_Jeanette Y
@AnoushehAnsari Y
@Astro_Ellen Y
@AstroJaws Y
@JanetKavandi N 👀
@RobertaBondar Y
@AstroWendyL N 👀
@RheaSeddon N 👀
@BonnieJDunbar N 👀
@AstroMD_Yvonne N 👀👀
2/2

That one of few accounts not verified yet was of the FIRST BLACK WOMAN IN SPACE, is outrageous.
If you want to learn more about the amazing @maejemison, who had an incredible career before, during and after being an astronaut, here is a start: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_Jemis…

Fun fact: She was the only person in Star Trek to have actually been to space. And if that alone isn’t enough for Nerds to rally around her as an icon, then I don’t know what else to tell you. #AdAstra

I was completely unable to find any male astronaut who wasn’t verified, but there are SO MANY, I couldn’t even check them all. So why don’t we try and get Dr. @AstroMD_Yvonne verified next? She needs to get @Twitter @verified asap! #verifyYvonneCagle

So join me and share what inspires you about human space flight with a picture of Dr. @AstroMD_Yvonne and #verifyYvonneCagle