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Katherine inscreveu-se em 1953 e foi imediatamente aceita no novo time da NASA. Segundo um arquivo oral do Projeto de Líderes Nacionais Visionários: De 1953 a 1958 ela trabalhou como computadora, fazendo análises para tópicos como a redução da rajada para as aeronaves.
Creola Katherine Johnson (née Coleman; August 26, 1918 – February 24, 2020) was an American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights.
24 de fev. de 2020 · Katherine Johnson, uma das matemáticas da Nasa retratadas no filme "Estrelas além do tempo", morreu nesta segunda-feira (24), informou a agência espacial americana. Ela tinha 101 anos.
22 de nov. de 2016 · Author of Hidden Figures. Nov 22, 2016. Article. Born: Aug. 26, 1918. Died: Feb. 24, 2020. Hometown : White Sulphur Springs, WV. Education: B.S., Mathematics and French, West Virginia State College, 1937. Hired by NACA: June 1953. Retired from NASA: 1986. Actress Playing Role in Hidden Figures: Taraji P. Henson. Biography by Margot Lee Shetterly.
Learn about the life and achievements of Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who made critical contributions to NASA's human spaceflight programs. She calculated trajectories for Project Mercury, Apollo, and Space Shuttle missions, and received many honors and recognition for her work.
Katherine Johnson As a human computer, Katherine calculated the trajectory for astronaut Alan Shepard’s 1961 Freedom 7 mission to space – the first spaceflight for an American. Early on, when they said they wanted the capsule to come down at a certain place, they were trying to compute when it should start.
18 de jun. de 2024 · NASA mathematician, trailblazer in the quest for racial equality, contributor to our nation’s first triumphs in human spaceflight and champion of STEM education, Katherine G. Johnson stands among NASA’s most inspirational figures.
