NASA honoring 'Hidden Figures' math hero Vaughan was portrayed by Octavia Spencer in the 2016 movie "Hidden Figures," garnering Spencer an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

NASA honoring 'Hidden Figures' math hero NASA "human computers" Mary Jackson, Katherine Coleman Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan from the Apollo era were portrayed in the 2016 hit movie "Hidden Figures." ...

Vaughan was NACA’s first black supervisor and one of its few female supervisors. Dorothy Vaughan became an expert FORTRAN programmer, and she also contributed to the Scout Launch Vehicle Program.

Dorothy Vaughan was born in Kansas City, Mo., just 45 years after the Civil War ended. At times, her load must have felt heavy, earthbound, during a time when African American women questioned how ...

The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the families of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson and Christine Darden at the U.S. Capitol. Darden watched the ceremony from her ...

The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the families of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson and Christine Darden at the US Capitol. Darden watched the ceremony from her ...