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541: 503:, which was a manned space exploration aimed towards testing equipment and various procedures while in Earth's orbit. The Agena was used as a rendezvous and docking spot for the Gemini team. This project came to fruition in 1966 when it was launched into space and had a successful mission. This project was the beginning of the United States' involvement in the 457:. She was one of only forty people who worked on this project and was the only female on the team. The work done by Ross and her team for the Skunk Works project was highly confidential, and even now, most of the specifics are still classified. However, it is known that Ross's work on the Skunk Works project involved "preliminary design concepts for 423:. The P-38 was one of the fastest airplanes designed at the time: it was the first military airplane to fly faster than 400 mph (640 km/h) in level flight. Throughout her career, Ross helped to solve numerous design issues involved with 672: 1027: 418:
by Lockheed. Her primary role, at the beginning of her career at Lockheed, was working on developing fighter planes. One of her assignments during this time was analyzing the effects of pressure on the
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to study further. While at UCLA, she was able to obtain a professional certification in engineering. Ross was the first Native American woman to obtain this certification.
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Following WWII, when men returned from war and displaced women from the jobs they held during the war, Lockheed decided to keep Ross on their team. They even sent Ross to
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and other new defense technologies for this new branch. It was also during this time that Ross made important discoveries for advancing technology related to
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By the late 1960s, Ross was promoted to the senior advanced systems staff engineer position. This led to Ross joining the team working on the
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and worked to recruit young women and Native American youth into engineering careers. Since the 1950s, she had been a founding member of the
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project while at Lockheed Corporation. Throughout her life, Ross was dedicated to the advancement of young women and Native Americans in
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from their land under Andrew Jackson. This settlement for the Cherokee Nation was complete with a school and government.
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A few years after obtaining her Master's degree, Ross relocated to California in 1941 to seek work after the US joined
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to the museum. This endowment was left to continue her legacy of support and celebration for Native Americans.
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Ross began her career teaching math and science in rural Oklahoma schools for nine years, mostly during the
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Skunk Works Project Polaris Project Agena Rocket Project Poseidon Missile Project Trident Missile Project
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Woman of Achievement Award, California State Federation of Business and Professional Clubs, 1961
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She also supported the American Indians in Science and Engineering Society (AISES) and the
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for fighter jets. Ross was able to perform intricate calculations to advance the field of
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fields. Ten years after her death, in 2018, Ross was chosen to be depicted on the 2019
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Silicon Valley Engineering Council’s Hall of Fame, 1992, Fellow and life member of the
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Ross's engineering career at Lockheed prepared her for her contributions to the
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branch. Ross played an important role in research and performance evaluation of
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in Tahlequah. She earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1928, at age 20.
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In 1992, The Santa Clara Valley Section established a scholarship in her name.
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female engineer. She was also the first female engineer in the history of the
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In 1952, Ross helped found Lockheed's Advanced Development Program, known as
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for a professional certification in engineering, which she obtained in 1949.
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The Lockheed P-38 Lightning: The Definitive Story of Lockheed's P-38 Fighter
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https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/mary-g-ross-aerospace-engineer
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classes as were offered to satisfy her intense fascination with space.
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made by her niece, Ross participated in the opening ceremonies of the
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A talented child, she was sent to live with her grandparents in the
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Peninsula Woman of the Year, by the women's communications society
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At age 96, wearing her "first traditional Cherokee dress" of green
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Another major contribution Ross made while at Lockheed was for the
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Zierdt-Warshaw, Linda; Winkler, Alan; Bernstein, Leonard (2000).
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in Washington, D.C. Upon her death in 2008, she left a $ 400,000
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In 1936, Ross took the civil service examination to work for the
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In 1937, she was reassigned as an advisor to girls at the
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Silicon Valley Engineering Council’s Hall of Fame, 1992
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Mary G. Ross

Park Hill, Oklahoma
Los Altos, California
Park Hill, Oklahoma
35°51′04″N 94°56′52″W / 35.851221°N 94.947831°W / 35.851221; -94.947831
Cherokee Nation
American
Northeastern State Teachers' College
Colorado State Teachers College
University of California, Los Angeles
John Ross
Lockheed Corporation
Skunk Works
interplanetary space travel
Society of Women Engineers
Native American
Lockheed Corporation
aerospace design
Skunk Works
STEM
Native American $ 1 Coin
U.S. Mint
Park Hill, Oklahoma
John Ross
removal of Native Americans
Cherokee Nation
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Northeastern State Teachers' College
mathematics

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