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Introducing our 2023 “Queen Bess” Scholars!

We are proud to announce that the 2023 Bessie Coleman Aerospace Legacy awards go to scholars from across the United States. Join us in celebrating Isaiah, Katie, and Mahati!

Empowering youth from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds to achieve STEM degrees

“I refused to take no for an answer.”

Bessie Coleman, the first woman of African American and Native American descent to hold a pilot's license in the United States

Check out “Fly Like A Girl” on YouTube. More than just a film, it’s about a movement of young girls and women relentlessly pursuing their passion for aviation, a field currently dominated by men.