D&I Committee Updates

The Flight Project Diversity and Inclusion Committee (FP D&I) has been working on the next steps for supporting the community through this challenging year. The team is planning to coordinate listening sessions to better understand the situation and struggles for parents who are working from home and who have their children completing virtual learning beside them or who have other challenges in childcare caused by the pandemic. The committee is also planning on hosting sessions for eldercare / caregiving for those who are facing difficulty with caring for their parents, grandparents, or other adult relations during the pandemic. As the United States has topped 14,250,000 confirmed cases and deaths have exceeded 275,000, the support needed for one another through all of this is unwavering. We know by our community listening with empathy and assisting one another, we can get through this and will continue to drive our missions forward.

Tara Dulaney / Code 450

To learn more about GSFC’s Diversity & Inclusion Program Office, please visit: https://diversity.gsfc. nasa.gov/

Participants, listed from left to right: Christine Steeley; Dave Content; Maxime Rizzo; Emily Heiges; Tom Griffin; Missie Vess; Alexia Harper; Michele Valenti; Steve Harper; Jess Valenti. CREDIT: NASA

The Roman Space Telescope team, family members, and friends participated in a 5K walk/run to raise money for the United States Feeding America hunger relief organization on July 18, 2020. The event occurred in conjunction with National Ice Cream Day; participants received ice cream treats at the finish line. Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early March, this was the first time Roman team members were able to interact in person while displaying responsible social distancing practices.