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 ...

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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 ...

NASA Johnson Space Center director Vanessa Wyche (second from right) holds a portrait of "human computer" Dorothy Vaughan near the dedication plaque for the newly-named "Dorothy Vaughan Center in ...

The new name honors the work of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, the so-called “human computers” who did the complex calculations that made space travel possible.

That’s because the street on which the building sits has been renamed Hidden Figures Way. The new name honors the work of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, the so-called ...

Dorothy Johnson Vaughan worked as a human computer, doing advanced math to help engineers design airplanes and rockets. She worked for NASA, supervising an office of other human computers. In the ...

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.” ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will recognize legendary human computer Dorothy Vaughan and the w ...

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 ...