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1953

Black Woman help NASA Win the Space Race​

Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

As a “Human computer” hired by NASA, Katherine Johnson helped put the first man on the moon by calculating accurate trajectory of the Apollo mission to and back from the moon. Her role in the space race was immortalized by the Hollywood movie, 'Hidden Figures​'.

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