![]() Johnson “has a real passion for learning, and always aspired to teach others everything she knew,” Hylick said. ![]() Her daughters, Katherine Goble Moore and Joylette Goble Hylick, accepted the award on her behalf at the IEEE Honors Ceremony, held on 17 May in San Diego. IEEE last month recognized her work with its President’s Award, “for fundamental computational contributions to the success of American’s first and subsequent manned spaceflights, including Apollo 11.” Johnson, who turned 100 in August, was unable to travel to the ceremony. She was one of the women featured in the 2016 Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures. Johnson’s mathematical calculations of orbital mechanics at NASA were critical to the success of Friendship 7 and several other U.S. Why NASA Recruited Snoopy and Drafted Barbie.How Katherine Johnson Plotted NASA’s Course. ![]()
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