To inspire the next generation of women pilots, all-female crew flies 120 girls to NASA headquarters

From the pilots to the gate agents to the air traffic controllers, everyone involved in getting 120 teenage girls from Salt Lake City to NASA headquarters in Houston was female.

Recently, Delta set up its fifth-annual WING (Women Inspiring Our Next Generation) flight, which aims to get more girls interested in aviation and aerospace careers. In 2017, there were 609,306 pilots in the United States, and only seven percent were women, the Federal Aviation Administration's Aeronautical Center said.

The trip to Houston included tours at NASA's Mission Control Center, Johnson Space Center, and Space Center Houston, and also a meeting with NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer Jeanette Epps. "It's such an exciting time to be in STEM," a participant named Karyanna said. "There's so much left for us to discover." Catherine Garcia

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