#katherine johnson

[jbthegift]

Pioneers 😭🚀 🌙

[persephinae]

[ohholydyke]

On this moon day Monday let’s give particular notice to the BLACK WOMEN responsible for getting us there in the first place shoutout Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson we quite literally could not have done it without them and the countless other Black women to which this entire goddamn nation is deeply indebted to

[kcyars99]

if you watched hidden figures you’ll understand

[forever70s]

Katherine Johnson, NASA "human computer" polymath, circa late 1970s

[cherrycolalime06]

[arinzeture]

[afrotumble]

Katherine Johnson was an African-American mathematician whose work was fundamental at NASA. Her precise calculations helped ensure the success of the Mercury and Apollo space missions, including the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Her life and work were immortalized in the film "Hidden Figures."