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2015 Presidential Medal Of Freedom Ceremony
Katherine Johnson, 'Hidden Figures' Mathematician, Dies

Katherine Johnson, the pioneering NASA mathematician and HBCU graduate who was depicted in the hit movie, "Hidden Figures," has died…
by Adrian Moore
03.31.20
Robert Henry Lawrence
NASA Names Spacecraft After First Black Astronaut

NASA has named a spacecraft after Maj. Robert H. Lawrence Jr. who was the first Black astronaut.
by NewsOne Staff
03.31.20
Ron McNair Looking at his Wife
Pioneering Astronaut Ron McNair Remembered On Challenger Anniversary

Astronaut Ronald McNair is remembered on the 34rd anniversary of the shuttle Challenger disaster.
by Nigel Roberts
03.31.20
Mary Jackson At Work
‘Hidden Figures’ Pioneers To Receive Congressional Gold Medals

NASA mathematicians Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Dr. Christine Darden will receive Congressional Gold Medals.
by NewsOne Staff
03.30.20
Mary Jackson At Work
NASA Renames Street After ‘Hidden Figures’ Pioneers

NASA renamed the street in front of its headquarters “Hidden Figures Way” to honor the Black women who pushed space…
by NewsOne Staff
03.29.20
Kennedy Space Centre Florida
$8K Raised For Mom Who Landed NASA Internship

GoFundMe supporters raised $8,000 for a single mother to fulfill her dream of participating in a NASA internship.
by NewsOne Staff
03.28.20
Aretha Franklin On, 'The View'
Aretha Asteroid? NASA Honors The Queen Of Soul

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08.20.18
NASA sign at entrance to the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Center.
NASA’s Johnson Center Appoints First Black Deputy Director

Vanessa Wyche will become the first Black deputy director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
08.12.18
Katherine Johnson At Work
Black Women NASA Pioneers Nominated For Congressional Medals

NASA pioneers Katherine Johnson, Dr. Christine Darden and the late Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan have been nominated for Congressional…
08.04.18
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Jeanette Epps Responses To NASA Canceling Her Flight

She talked race and space.
06.25.18
Katherine Johnson At Work
West Virginia State University Honors NASA’s Katherine Johnson

West Virginia State University will create a bronze statue and scholarship fund in honor of NASA’s Katherine Johnson.
06.10.18
ISS Expedition 54/55 crew leave Star City, Russia for Baikonur
Jeanette Epps Removed From NASA Mission Over Racism?

Astronaut Jeanette Epps was removed from her highly anticipated NASA mission because of "oppressive racism and misogyny," her brother says.
01.22.18
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