A "Hidden Figures" mathematician who helped America win the space race was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall ...

The artist Justin Vernon discusses his new EP “SABLE,” the dream of a happy adulthood, and his worry that he’s purposely repeating a “cycle of sorrow.” The Texan Doctor and the ...

But first, he insisted that Katherine Johnson double-check the electronic ... the team which computed the path to get to and from the Moon. To start calculations, in principle all they needed ...

Pioneering African-American Nasa mathematician Katherine Johnson ... the 1969 Apollo 11 flight to the Moon. Nasa administrator Jim Bridenstine described Ms Johnson as "a leader from our pioneering ...

My name is Katherine Johnson. I am a mathematician for NASA ... And eight years later, in 1969, my work helped a man land safely on the moon for the very first time! Of course, the astronauts ...

In addition to its vibrant illustrations and uplifting, lesson-filled story, the 44-page book also serves as a primer on Hawaii’s wildlife and comes with an animal identification chart and ...

This short trivia quiz tests your knowledge of fiction and nonfiction works that were made into popular films about space exploration and the quest to connect with other worlds.

However, the US lunar program is delayed, in part because the spacesuits and lunar-landing vehicle are not ready. Meanwhile, ...

NASA honored Hidden Figure, Katherine G. Johnson (1918-2020), a pioneering mathematician whose groundbreaking work contributed to America's space exploration. Her remarkable achievements earned her ...

She retired from NASA in 1971. Katherine Johnson calculated trajectories for Alan Shepard, John Glenn, and Apollo 11's flight to the moon. Katherine Johnson began working as a "human computer" at ...

When you’re building and launching a variety of advanced model rockets like [Joe Barnard], you don’t want to spend time building (and debugging) specialized flight computers for every rocket ...