Many years before Susan Kilrain became a U.S. Navy TA-4J Skyhawk flight instructor and the second female NASA astronaut to pilot a space shuttle, her dad supported her youthful dreams during an era ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of Black female mathematicians, aeronautical engineers and human computers whose groundbreaking work for NASA during the ...

Taraji P. Henson in Hidden Figures (2016) ; NASA space scientist, and mathematician Katherine Johnson at NASA Langley Research Center in 1966 in Hampton, Virginia. The behind-the-scenes calculations ...

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 ...

An Arkansas woman who was a pioneer in the field of aeronautical mathematics and physics is now a recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal. But Dorothy Hoover of Hope still remains somewhat of a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

A group of Black female scientists and mathematicians known as NASA's “ Hidden Figures” were honored with Congressional Gold Medals on Wednesday, the highest award given to citizens by Congress, for ...

NEW YORK — 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 ...