On April 4, 2017, which was the 34th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger’s maiden voyage, a modified NASA Gulfstream III took off at Edwards Air Force Base in California to become the first NASA aircraft to fly with a twisted wing flap configuration.

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In the front of the room, wearing no headset, sat a young systems engineer named Johanna Lucht who, on a day of firsts for NASA, became the first deaf engineer to carry out an active role in a NASA control center during a crewed research flight.

Alex Lacamoire has hearing loss. But the Tony-winning music director of “Hamilton” wants you to know, he’s no Beethoven.

Read inspiring stories of current celebrities with hearing loss who overcome the challenges of communication! 

Millie Bobby Brown may have extrasensory powers as Eleven in "Stranger Things," but in real life she has overcome a partial loss of one of her senses to pursue her dreams.