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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.
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's Johnson Space Center in Houston will recognize legendary human computer Dorothy Vaughan and the women of Apollo with activities marking their achievements, including a renaming and ribbon ...
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 ...