{"id":15223756,"date":"2026-07-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/the-hidden-figure-behind-nasas-spacesuits\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T10:33:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:33:51","slug":"the-hidden-figure-behind-nasas-spacesuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/the-hidden-figure-behind-nasas-spacesuits\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hidden Figure Behind NASA\u2019s Spacesuits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sharon Caples McDougle spent 22 years suiting up NASA astronauts and became the first Black woman to manage the Crew Escape Equipment department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstoniamag.com\/news-and-city-life\/2026\/07\/sharon-caples-mcdougle-nasa-spacesuit-houston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News \u2013 World \u2013 Houston \u2013 rss.app1 \u2192 manual entry<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sharon 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