Women In NASA: Amazing Facts About the Ladies in the Aerospace Profession

Courtney Ritz

It has been Ritz’s childhood dream to become an astronaut. However, at the age of 5, she completely lost her eyesight after she was diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer.

Despite her disabilities, she became an integral part of NASA since 2001. Ritz became a web accessibility coordinator and she was the one ensuring the availability of NASA’s Internet materials.