Hidden Figures, Space Pioneers and FCC Appointment

Published: Jan. 24, 2017, 3:43 p.m.

The Waves of Tech, we dive into air flight, space flight, space legacy, and the new FCC Chairman. We kick off the show by reporting the news of why United Airlines had domestic stateside flights grounded for two hours. In the bulk of the podcast, we discuss the legacy left behind by three extraordinary African-American women working for NASA in the 1960s featured in the recent box office hit Hidden Figures. It’s an amazing story of the battle for racial equality and the transition of human computing to electronic computing. We then look at President Obama’s legacy with the space budget, which sent rovers to Mars and commercialized space flight. Finally, we highlight the new FCC Chairman that is not a proponent of net neutrality regulations.