Katherine Johnson - Chandra X-ray Observatory · Katherine Johnson chandra.si.edu/women National...
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Katherine Johnson chandra.si.edu/women www.nasa.gov National Aeronautics and Space Administration Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson (b.1918) is an African-American space scientist and mathematician who calculated space flight trajectories for critical NASA projects such as the 1969 Apollo 11 trip to the Moon. Johnson was known for her mathematical accuracy and was asked to double check the computer-based calculations on major space flight missions. illustration: Kristin DiVona
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