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Katherine Johnson became a household name circa 2016, when the bestselling book and Hollywood film Hidden Figures highlighted her role as a NASA mathematician during the space race (SN: 1/21/17, p. 28 ...

IT IS rare to suddenly find yourself a household name at the age of 98. Yet until a few years ago, not many people had heard of Katherine Johnson and her pioneering work as a mathematician at NASA ...

Discover Katherine Johnson's inspiring journey as a pioneering African American mathematician who broke barriers at NASA.

NASA Langley has named a building in honor of Katherine Johnson, one of the inspirations behind the novel and film "Hidden Figures." NASA Langley has named a building in honor of Katherine Johnson, ...

Read an excerpt from the new book, “Space Craze,” by Smithsonian space historian Margaret Weitekamp Margaret Weitekamp Katherine Johnson receives the Presidential Medla of Freedom in an East Room ...

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 ...

HAMPTON, Virginia -- 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 ...

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University is again laying down a wreath in honor of former alum and NASA pioneer Katherine Johnson. August 26th marks Katherine Johnson’s birthday and was later ...

A NASA mathematician whose calculations helped send the first American into orbit is being honored as the namesake for a resupply craft that will support the astronauts circling Earth today. Should ...