TIL Katherine Johnson was called a “computer” early in her NASA career, and her math helped send the first American astronaut into orbit and later helped put humans on the Moon.

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TIL Katherine Johnson was called a “computer” early in her NASA career, and her math helped send the first American astronaut into orbit and later helped put humans on the Moon.

https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/who-was-katherine-johnson-grades-k-4/
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