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In this episode of In The Know with CaT Bobino, we celebrate an incredible milestone: the promotion of Astronaut Dr. Yvonne Cagle to General! Joined by special guest Renee, we discuss Dr. Cagle’s groundbreaking achievements, the significance of this honor, and her inspiring legacy in STEM. Tune in to explore the story behind this monumental moment!

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Christopher Huie, known to his teammates as “Chuie”, is an Aerospace Engineer and Senior Manager on Virgin Galactic’s Flight Sciences Engineering team. "In the six years" he has been with the company leading the External Loads Engineering discipline, Chuie’s thoughtful approach to both his work and to those he works with has set him apart as a leader at Galactic.

The University of Maryland Clark School of Engineering graduate is intimately familiar with VSS Unity and VMS Eve having worked on nearly every component of the spaceship’s and mothership’s designs, helping to ensure both structural integrity and mission success. He is the co-founder of and spokesperson for Virgin Galactic’s Black Leadership in Aerospace Scholarship and Training (BLAST) Program, mentoring college students with the aim of increasing the number of Black leaders in the aerospace industry. Chuie, who hails from Florida, is the son of Jamaican immigrants and became only the 19th Black astronaut in the world.

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Throwback Episode!

Meet Julian Herbert, a techie turned business man! Julian used his skills that he learned from a B.S. from Southern University (an HBCU) and he's MBA to cultivate a lucrative career! And you'll never guess who he and his wife like to spend down time with!

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