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

Katherine Johnson, pictured here in 1962 ... and later for the Apollo Lunar Module and Command Module on flights to the Moon. Apollo 11's flight path took the spacecraft into Earth orbit 11 ...

Pioneering African-American Nasa mathematician Katherine Johnson has died at the age of ... She also helped to calculate the trajectory for the 1969 Apollo 11 flight to the Moon.

But first, he insisted that Katherine Johnson double-check the electronic ... She was most proud of the success of the Apollo 11 mission wherein she was part of the team which computed the path ...

As authorized by Congress, the medals were bestowed to Christine Darden and posthumously to Katherine Johnson ... Related: Facts about NASA's Apollo 11 mission The Hidden Figures Congressional ...

Katherine Johnson, a Black mathematician, calculated the trajectory for America's first spaceflight and the Apollo 11 moon landing. Despite her crucial contributions, Johnson faced racial and ...

See the Past, Present and Future of American Spaceflight in 4 Minutes Apollo 11 Had 3 Men Aboard, But Only 2 Walked on the Moon. Here’s What it Was Like to Be the Third Meet Poppy Northcutt ...

My name is Katherine Johnson. I am a mathematician ... (Yuri Gagarin), and the first successful manned moon landing (Apollo 11). The ‘space race’ became symbolic of the ideological and ...

There are no showtimes for this date. Timed to the 50th anniversary of NASA’s celebrated Apollo 11 mission, APOLLO 11: First Steps Edition is a thrilling cinematic experience that showcases the ...

Apollo 11. On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed in the Lunar Module Eagle and became the first humans to step foot on the lunar surface while astronaut Michael Collins ...

This epic, interactive lesson was designed to get pupils aged 7-11 starry eyed for World Space ... he made about the solar system. Katherine Johnson. videoKatherine Johnson An animation exploring ...