Retired NASA astronaut Joan Higginbotham delivers her address during the North Carolina Central University commencement exercises at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium, Saturday, May 13, 2017, in Durham, N.C. A group encouraging STEM professionals to run for public office is pushing the former astronaut to enter North Carolina's Democratic primary for an open Senate seat. Higginbotham, the third Black woman to go to space, is “seriously, seriously" considering entering the race and is “doing all the things that candidates who are looking to run for office are doing,” according to Josh Morrow, co-founder and executive director of 314 Action, who spoke with her on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 about the potential candidacy. (Bernard Thomas/The Herald-Sun via AP)
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