Washington — A group of Black women central to NASA's success during the space race and known as the "Hidden Figures" were honored Wednesday in a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill.
will be honored during the ceremony, as well as “all the women who served as computers, mathematicians, and engineers at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and NASA between the 1930s and ...
Among them were three trailblazers being honored posthumously — Katherine ... on the moon and inspired the book and movie “Hidden Figures.” NASA said of the Academy Award-winning 2016 ...