RIP: Katherine Johnson, the NASA legend who manually calculated the trajectories for the Apollo 11 moon landing, just died at the age of 101. https://cbsn.ws/32mKyDS | CBS News

Creola Katherine Johnson was a human calculator who was an essential part of the NACA and NASA team's from 1953–1986 | African American Historical Facts

The story of Katherine Johnson maps the trajectory of one of the first African American women to work as a NASA scientist and whose mathematical genius catapulted astronauts into space. From America's first attempt at manned space flights to the Space Shuttle program, Johnson was an integral part of NASA. #KatherineJohnson #NASA #trajectory #astronaut #spacerace #AlanShepard | Spark

NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson played an integral role in the early days of our space program. With a slide rule and a pencil, Johnson was responsible for calculating orbital trajectories of numerous space flights. Her brilliance and perseverance still resonate with employees today. Find out more: https://youtu.be/y8VDQj2TUUk #HiddenFigures | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration