NEW YORK (AP) — The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on Wednesday. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the families of ...

A group of Black female mathematicians, aeronautical engineers and human computers whose groundbreaking work for NASA during the 20th century space race contributed to the nation's historic ...

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Sept. 18 (UPI) --Four pioneering Black women received Congressional Gold Medals for their contributions to early efforts at space exploration during a formal ceremony at Emancipation Hall in the U.S.

A “Hidden Figures” mathematician who helped America win the space race was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum on Saturday. Katherine Moore ...

A group of Black women, crucial to NASA’s achievements during the space race and famously known as the “Hidden Figures,” were honored with a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill. These ...

A ceremony Friday paid tribute to NASA's first Black woman engineer. NASA officially named its headquarters in the nation's capital after Mary W. Jackson, the agency's first Black woman engineer, with ...

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HAMPTON, Virginia -- Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who calculated rocket trajectories and earth orbits for NASA's early space missions and was later portrayed in the 2016 hit film "Hidden Figures ...

Four Black women who worked as scientists and mathematicians at NASA during the Space Race , known colloquially as “Hidden Figures,” were awarded Congressional Gold Medals on Wednesday for their ...