Dorothy Vaughan was a trailblazing mathematician and computer programmer who significantly contributed to the U.S. space program. As NACA’s (later NASA) first African American manager, she ...

Dorothy Vaughan Became NASA’s First African-American Manager At the height of Jim Crow, “colored” mathematicians were forced to work separately from their White coworkers.

The legacy and story of Jackson, Johnson and Vaughan was famously captured in the 2016 film "Hidden Figures," which was loosely based on Margot Lee Shetterly's 2016 nonfiction book of the same name.

NASA will conduct a ceremony at Johnson Space Center in Houston to rename Building 12 the “Dorothy Vaughan Center in Honor of the Women of Apollo.” ...

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.

Dorothy began her career as a math teacher before becoming famous at NASA; ... Dorothy Vaughan strived to be the best from a young age. ... Vaughan continued her work until 1971.

NASA will conduct a ceremony at Johnson Space Center in Houston to rename Building 12 the “Dorothy Vaughan Center in Honor of the Women of Apollo. ... NASA honoring 'Hidden Figures' math hero.

Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan and Christine Darden were awarded the distinction along with other women for their contributions to developing the U.S. space program during the ...

NASA dedicated a Johnson Space Center building Friday after NASA mathematician Dorothy Vaughan and other women who helped the Apollo missions succeed during the 1960s and 1970s. The ceremony ...

NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will name a building after legendary human computer Dorothy Vaughan and the women of the Apollo program on Friday, one day before the 55th anniversary of the ...

Dorothy Vaughan was one of the first African American women who helped pave the way for the United States in space research. Graduating as valedictorian from her high school in 1925, Dorothy ...

NASA will conduct a ceremony at Johnson Space Center in Houston to rename Building 12 the “Dorothy Vaughan Center in Honor of the Women of Apollo.” ...