Galaxie Farm
65 single family attached and detached homes on approximately 13 acres, less than 4 miles from downtown Charlottesville, nestled at the edge of the rural area of Albemarle County with beautiful views of Carter's Mountain.
Gallifrey has sold the Galaxie Farm subdivision to Riverbend Development, Inc.
Homes are currently under construction by Craig Homes and Greenwood Homes.
Click here to view Craig Builders homes at Galaxie Farm, or click here to view Greenwood Homes at Galaxie Farm.
inspiration for Galaxie Farm Road NameS:
Dr. mae jemison
Mae Jemison Lane
Bio:
Mae Carol Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She was the first Black woman to travel to space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.
Quotes:
“Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination.”
“The future never just happened. It was created.”
“Once I got into space, I was feeling very comfortable in the universe. I felt like I had a right to be anywhere in this universe, that I belonged here as much as any speck of stardust, any comet, any planet.”
“You have the right to be involved. You have something important to contribute, and you have to take the risk to contribute it.”
“What we find is that if you have a goal that is very, very far out, and you approach it in little steps, you start to get there faster. Your mind opens up to the possibilities.”
dr. vera rubin
Vera Rubin Road
Bio:
Vera Florence Cooper Rubin was an American astronomer who pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates, which led to the discovery of evidence of the existence of dark matter. Although initially met with skepticism, Rubin's results were confirmed over subsequent decades. Her legacy was described by The New York Times as "ushering in a Copernican-scale change" in cosmological theory.
Quotes:
“There is no problem in science that can be solved by a man that cannot be solved by a woman.”
“Don’t let anyone keep you down for silly reasons such as who you are.”
“We have peered into a new world, seen that it is more mysterious, more complex than imagined. Discovery awaits the adventurous scientist of the future. I like it this way.”
“I hope you will disdain mediocrity and aim to excel in whatever you do. I hope you will fight injustice and discrimination in all of its guises."
“Each one of you can change the world, for you are made of star stuff, and you are connected to the universe.”
Mary jackson
Mary Jackson Drive
Bio:
Mary Jackson was an American mathematician and aerospace engineer at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), which was succeeded by NASA. She started as a computer at the segregated West Area Computing division in 1951. She took advanced engineering classes and, in 1958, became NASA's first Black female engineer.
After 34 years at NASA, Jackson had earned the most senior engineering title available. She realized she could not earn further promotions without becoming a supervisor. She accepted a demotion to become a manager of both the Federal Women's Program, in the NASA Office of Equal Opportunity Programs and of the Affirmative Action Program, influencing the hiring and promotion of women in NASA's science, engineering, and mathematics careers.
Quotes:
“I plan on being an engineer at NASA…I have no choice but to be the first.”
“Every time we have a chance to get ahead, they move the finish line.”
marie curie
Marie Curie Court
Bio:
Marie Curie was a physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and the only woman to win the Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two different scientific fields.
Quotes:
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.”
“Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.”
“I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.”
“There is nothing more wonderful than being a scientist, nowhere I would rather be than in my lab, staining up my clothes and getting paid to play.”
“First principle: never to let one’s self be beaten down by persons or by events.”
“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.”