Katherine Johnson and rest of “Hidden Figures” NASA team honored with Congressional Gold Medals
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the late Katherine Johnson was honored with a Congressional Gold Medal at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. Johnson, the White Sulpher Springs native and West Virginia State University graduate, was a pioneer for NASA, as she was a beloved research mathematician for the staff for 33 years.
'Hidden Figures' of the space race receive Congress' highest honor at medal ceremony
The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on Wednesday. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the families of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan,
On Wednesday afternoon the family of the late Katherine Johnson was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of their ...
Most Mountain State residents already know what a treasure the late Katherine Johnson was, and how important she and her ...
Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) on Wednesday joined House and Senate leadership at a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in the U.S. Capitol that honored West Virginian Katherine Johnson, Dr.
Glenn did not trust orbital calculations done by computer and requested that Johnson run all the same equations by hand. Katherine G. Johnson at Work at NASA's Langley Research Center in 1980.
Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan and Christine Darden were awarded the distinction along with other women for their contributions to developing the U.S. space program during the ...
Most Mountain State residents already know what a treasure the late Katherine Johnson was, and how important she and her colleagues were to any successes the United States had at the beginning of the ...
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