Honoring Black History: NASA’s Human Computer

As Artemis II prepares to carry astronauts around the moon using flight computers capable of billions of calculations per ...
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Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician and scientist

Katherine Johnson, now a retired NASA research mathematician, was no stranger to geometry. She was the one who would calculate the trajectory of Alan Shepard's 1961 trip into space. This was America's ...
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Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician portrayed in 'Hidden Figures', dies at 101

(Reuters) - Katherine Johnson, the black woman whose mathematical genius took her from a behind-the-scenes job in a segregated NASA as portrayed in the film "Hidden Figures" to a key role in sending ...
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NASA Trailblazer Katherine Johnson Soars Among Aviation Legends in Commemorative “250 Years of Flight” Magazine

June 25, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — (Washington, DC – June 25, 2025) – The extraordinary life and legacy of NASA icon Katherine Johnson continues to rise to new heights. Now honored among the ...

When Segregated Labs Calculated The Moon Landing — And Changed STEM

Katherine Johnson and other Black female scientists transformed NASA and STEM, overcoming segregation to calculate missions from Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond.
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This Day in History: August 26, 1918, Legendary NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson born

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On August 26, 1918, legendary NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson was born in West Virginia. Johnson’s brilliance was clear from a young age. She was already attending high ...
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NASA Spacecraft Named After Katherine Johnson, Mathematician Depicted In ‘Hidden Figures’

Many Americans first became aware of Katherine Johnson when Taraji P. Henson portrayed her in the 2016 Oscar-nominated film “Hidden Figures.” Johnson passed away on Feb. 24, 2020, at the age of 101.
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Katherine Johnson, the pioneering NASA mathematician portrayed in 'Hidden Figures,' has died at 101

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who calculated rocket trajectories and earth orbits for NASA’s early space missions and was later portrayed in the 2016 hit film “Hidden Figures, ...