In that vein, NASA officials will conduct a Friday ribbon-cutting ceremony at Johnson Space Center in Houston to rename Building 12 the “Dorothy Vaughan Center in Honor of the Women of Apollo.” ...

NASA dedicated a Johnson Space Center building Friday after NASA mathematician Dorothy Vaughan and other women who helped the ...

NACA was succeeded by NASA in 1958, where she worked until her retirement in 1985. She worked along with two other history-making Black mathematicians, Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan ...

Hosted by the Speaker, the ceremony brought together other representatives and senators, NASA officials and the families of Johnson, Jackson, Vaughan and Darden in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol ...

in 1977. Robert Nye/NASA via AP The legacy and story of Jackson, Johnson and Vaughan was famously captured in the 2016 film "Hidden Figures," which was loosely based on Margot Lee Shetterly's 2016 ...

As reported by NPR, Johnson, Jackson, Vaughan, and Darden were awarded the distinction for their work developing the U.S. space program during the infamous space race. NASA Administrator Bill ...

Vaughan rose to become NASA's first Black supervisor and Jackson was NASA’s first Black female engineer. Darden is best known for her sonic boom research. The Associated Press Health and Science ...

NASA's "Hidden Figures" women will be honored with Congressional Gold Medals on Sept. 18. Katherine Johnson, Dr. Christine Darden, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson are receiving awards for their ...

Four Black women who worked as scientists and mathematicians at NASA during the Space Race ... Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan and Christine Darden were awarded ...

Henson and Vaughan by Octavia Spencer. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson also spoke during Wednesday's ceremony, paying tribute to the women.

Vaughan rose to become NASA’s first Black supervisor and Jackson was NASA’s first Black female engineer. Darden is best known for her sonic boom research. The Associated Press Health and ...