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The women who helped NASA launch the space race were honored in a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony today. Called the "Hidden Figures," they played a pivotal role from the 1930's to the 1970's ...
The "Hidden Figures," a group of Black mathematicians crucial to NASA's success during the space race, were honored at a congressional gold medal ceremony Wednesday. More for You Legendary 70s UK ...
The three African-American women whose stories were shared in the 2016 movie “Hidden Figures” will be awarded Congressional Gold Medals.
One of the Black female NASA mathematicians central to the movie “Hidden Figures” and the success of John Glenn’s landmark 1962 flight is the namesake for a supply ship now en rou… ...
NASA women who inspired ‘Hidden Figures’ among those honored by Congress This 1977 photo made available by NASA shows engineer Mary W. Jackson at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.
Four historic “hidden figures” from NASA Langley Research Center will receive Congressional Gold Medals for their pioneering work during the space race and beyond.
Janelle Monae stopped by "Good Morning America" on Feb. 20, 2017 to describe her role as NASA's first black woman engineer in the biographical drama, "Hidden Figures." ...
A group of Black female scientists and mathematicians known as NASA's “Hidden Figures” were honored Wednesday with Congressional Gold Medals, the highest award given to citizens by Congress.
That’s because the street on which the building sits has been renamed Hidden Figures Way. The new name honors the work of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, the so-called ...
The four trailblazing female African-American NASA mathematicians, engineers and researchers, well-known from the 2016 “Hidden Figures” book and movie, will be honored with congressional gold ...
First a book, then a movie, and now NASA’s “Hidden Figures” are being honored with a street outside the government organization’s D.C. headquarters. The 300 block of E Street SW on ...