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fredtrav Member Posts: 1676 From: Birmingham AL Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 02-24-2020 08:48 AM
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine confirmed today (Feb. 24, 2020) that mathematician Katherine Johnson passed away at 101. NASA is deeply saddened by the loss of a leader from our pioneering days, and we send our deepest condolences to the family of Katherine Johnson. Ms. Johnson helped our nation enlarge frontiers of space even as she made huge strides that also opened doors for women and people of color in the universal human quest to explore space. Her dedication and skill as a mathematician helped put humans on the moon and before that made it possible for our astronauts to take the first steps in space that we now follow on a journey to Mars. Her Presidential Medal of Freedom was a well-deserved recognition.At NASA we will never forget her courage and leadership and the milestones we could not have reached without her. We will continue building on her legacy and work tirelessly to increase opportunities for everyone who has something to contribute toward the ongoing work of raising the bar of human potential. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 43439 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-24-2020 01:02 PM
collectSPACE Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician who calculated astronauts' trajectories, dies at 101Katherine Johnson, a once-"hidden figure" who calculated and verified the trajectories for NASA's early astronauts' spaceflights, has died at the age of 101. As dramatized in the 2016 feature film "Hidden Figures," Johnson was among the group of African American women at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia who in the late 1950s and early 1960s worked as "human computers," performing the mathematics to support the work of the Space Task Group prior to the advent of the electronic devices.  |
RockyMnWay Member Posts: 108 From: Westminster, CO, USA Registered: Jul 2011
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SpaceAngel Member Posts: 317 From: Maryland Registered: May 2010
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posted 02-24-2020 11:05 AM
Very sad to hear about her passing; any comments from filmmakers as well as actors and actresses on Katherine Johnson's passing? |
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 43439 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-24-2020 01:05 PM
quote: Originally posted by SpaceAngel: ...actresses on Katherine Johnson's passing
Taraji P. Henson, who portrayed Johnson in "Hidden Figures," shared a tribute on Instagram: Thank you Queen Katherine Johnson for sharing your intelligence, poise, grace and beauty with the world! Because of your hard work little girls everywhere can dream as big as the moon!!! Your legacy will live on forever and ever!!! You ran so we could fly!!! I will forever be honored to have been a part of bringing your story to life. You/your story was hidden and thank god you are hidden no more. God bless your beautiful family. I am so honored to have sat and broke bread with you all. My thoughts and prayers are with you! |
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posted 02-25-2020 04:16 AM
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