NASA's hidden figures: The Black women mathematicians behind space exploration

Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughan enabled Apollo missions.

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Hired by NASA, these African-American mathematicians fought racism and sexism.

Their once-hidden story is now celebrated.

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Leur contribution a permis les premiers vols habités et les missions lunaires, marquant un tournant dans l'histoire scientifique et sociale des États-Unis.

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