The African American women who fueled NASA’s work during the space race were honored last week with Congressional Gold Medals ...

NASA Administrator Nelson described while presenting the awards, “The pioneers that we honor today, these Hidden Figures — ...

The hidden figures of the space race have been ... Freedom in 2015 – the nation’s highest civilian honor. Vaughan rose to become NASA's first Black supervisor and Jackson was NASA’s first ...

The honorees were recognized with the nation's highest civilian honor and include three women who became known as NASA's "Hidden Figures"-- NASA's first black female engineer Mary Jackson and ...

A group of Black women, crucial to NASA’s achievements during the space race and famously known as the “Hidden Figures,” were honored with a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill.

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 ...

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 ...

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“The pioneers we honor today, these Hidden Figures — their courage and imagination brought us to the Moon. And their lessons, their legacy, will send us back to the Moon,” NASA Administrator ...