'Hidden Figures' of NASA awarded Congressional Gold Medals
WEB5 days ago · 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 ...
‘Hidden Figures’ of the space race receive Congress’ highest honor …
WEB5 days ago · 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 Katherine...
NASA's 'Hidden Figures' women awarded Congressional Gold …
WEBSep 18, 2024 · Five Congressional Gold Medals were bestowed to the women who worked as at NASA as mathematicians and engineers during the space race, including Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan and...
NASA's "Hidden Figures" honored in Congressional Gold Medal
WEB6 days ago · Three of the women — Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson — were honored posthumously. The fourth woman, Christine Darden was honored for her work as an aeronautical engineer.
'Hidden Figures' of the space race receive Congress' highest
WEBFILE - NASA engineer Christine Darden, who was one of the "human computers" employed by NASA during the space race, attends a Senate subcommittee panel on NASA exploration on Capitol Hill in ...
Christine Darden - Wikipedia
WEBChristine Darden (born September 10, 1942, as Christine Mann) is an American mathematician, data analyst, and aeronautical engineer who devoted much of her 40-year career in aerodynamics at NASA to researching supersonic flight and sonic booms.
GW Engineering Alumna Christine Darden Honored with …
WEB6 days ago · In the article “NASA’s ‘Hidden Figures’ women awarded Congressional Gold Medal,” Collect Space detailed the ceremony on September 18 at which the women who contributed to the space race, including GW Engineering and Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering alumna Christine Darden, Ph.D. ‘83, received their Congressional Gold Medal awards.
The NASA Engineer Who’s a Mathematician at Heart
WEBJan 19, 2021 · Christine Darden worked at NASA for 40 years, helping make supersonic planes quieter and forging a path for women to follow in her footsteps.
Pioneering NASA engineer Darden shares her journey
WEBNov 22, 2019 · In the late 1960s, Christine Darden was one of many women working as “human computers” at NASA’s Langley Research Center. Male engineers assigned her team to perform calculations that enabled the Apollo spaceflight missions to take humans to the moon and return them safely to Earth.
Standing on the Shoulders of a Computer - NASA
WEBMar 29, 2013 · Standing on the Shoulders of a Computer. In 1967, Christine Darden was added to the pool of ‘human computers’ who wrote complex programs and tediously crunched numbers for engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center.
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