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Katherine Johnson: Computer To The Stars
In 1962, John Glenn sat in his capsule waiting for his rocket engines to light-up and lift him to space. But first, he insisted that Katherine Johnson double-check the electronic computer’s ...
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The woman whose math sent John Glenn to orbit says goodbye to a 'good man'
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KS2 History: Katherine Johnson
My name is Katherine Johnson. I am a mathematician for NASA ... How heavy will the rocket be? How fast will it be moving? What angle does it need to travel at? All these things need to be ...
NASA's "Hidden Figures" honored in Congressional Gold Medal ceremony
Three of the women — Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson ... women for laying "the very foundation upon which ...
NASA’s ‘Hidden Figures’ receive Congressional Gold Medals
The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the families of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan ... laid the very foundation ...