Most people know NASA’s inspirational stories. The first man on the moon, the space race and every other out-of-this-world accomplishment. However, what many do not realize is that some of the ...

FAYETTEVILLE, NC (WTVD) -- The author of "Hidden Figures" shared some inspiration Tuesday with students at Fayetteville State University. Margot Shetterly's book, "Hidden Figures" was the basis for ...

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. These ...

A “Hidden Figures” mathematician who helped America win the space race was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum on Saturday. Katherine Moore ...

Margot Lee Shetterly, author of the No. 1 New York Times bestselling book “Hidden Figures,” told an appreciative crowd Wednesday evening that the three Black women she wrote about who worked as ...

Sept. 18 (UPI) --Four pioneering Black women received Congressional Gold Medals for their contributions to early efforts at space exploration during a formal ceremony at Emancipation Hall in the U.S.

(NEXSTAR) – House Speaker Mike Johnson hosted an event Wednesday recognizing several women who contributed to the space race. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the families of Katherine ...

Katherine Goble Johnson (Taraji P. Henson) knows mathematics inside and out. Her skills are so impressive that it’s not surprising that she works for NASA at a time when the United States is engaged ...

Netflix's newly acquired historical drama, The Six Triple Eight, is gaining attention with its debut on the streaming platform for its inspirational re-telling of the events surrounding the 6888th ...

HAMPTON, Virginia -- Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who calculated rocket trajectories and earth orbits for NASA's early space missions and was later portrayed in the 2016 hit film "Hidden Figures ...

Katherine Johnson took the stage with the stars of "Hidden Figures." — -- Katherine Johnson, one of the NASA research mathematicians portrayed in the Oscar-nominated film "Hidden Figures," ...