Katherine G. Johnson - NASA
WEBMay 25, 2017 · When asked to name her greatest contribution to space exploration, Johnson highlights the calculations that helped synchronize Project Apollo’s Lunar Lander with the moon-orbiting Command and Service Module.
Katherine Johnson - Wikipedia
WEBJohnson's work included calculating trajectories, launch windows, and emergency return paths for Project Mercury spaceflights, including those for astronauts Alan Shepard, the first American in space, and John Glenn, the first American in orbit, and rendezvous paths for the Apollo Lunar Module and command module on flights to the Moon. [4]
Katherine Johnson, who helped send Apollo to the moon, wins …
WEBOct 8, 2020 · “Katherine Johnson, the human computer, the third African-American woman to get a Ph.D., who helped NASA put an astronaut into orbit and then help put a man on the moon, inspires me with her...
Katherine Johnson Biography - NASA
WEBNov 22, 2016 · When asked to name her greatest contribution to space exploration, Johnson would talk about the calculations that helped synch Project Apollo’s Lunar Module with the lunar-orbiting Command and Service Module.
The Women Who Helped Make Apollo 11's Giant Leap For Mankind - Forbes
WEBJul 19, 2019 · Mathematician Katherine Johnson calculated rendezvous paths for the lunar module and command module, as well as plotting backup navigational charts for the astronauts (which the Apollo 13...
Katherine Johnson’s contributions to the Apollo 11 mission and …
WEBAug 2, 2024 · • The 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing highlights Katherine Johnson's instrumental role in calculating the trajectory for the successful mission, ultimately contributing to the U.S. winning the Space Race. • Her contributions, including her work on lunar rendezvous, continue to impact space exploration today.
Katherine Johnson: Pioneering NASA mathematician | Space
WEBNov 11, 2022 · Katherine Johnson was a NASA mathematician who played a key role in several NASA missions during the Space Race, including calculating the trajectory needed to get the Apollo 11 mission to...
Top 15 Fascinating Facts about Katherine Johnson
WEBJan 19, 2024 · Katherine Johnson in 1983 by NASA – Wikimedia Commons. Johnson helped to calculate the trajectory for the 1969 Apollo 11 flight to the Moon. Apollo 11 was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. During the Moon landing, Johnson was at a meeting in the Pocono Mountains.
Remembering Katherine Johnson - haddonfieldlibrary.org
WEBFeb 24, 2020 · Katherine Johnson passed from the mortal world into the stars today, at the age of 101. If you haven’t watched Hidden Figures, a quick primer: Johnson herself said she made “the calculations that helped synch Project Apollo’s Lunar Lander with the moon-orbiting Command and Service Module.”
Katherine Johnson - MIT Black History
WEBWhen asked to name her greatest contribution to space exploration, Katherine Johnson talks about the calculations that helped synch Project Apollo’s Lunar Lander with the moon-orbiting Command and Service Module.