Katherine Johnson

Marshall to unveil statue of Hal Greer next month

September 21, 2021 GMT

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall University will dedicate a statue of Hall of Fame guard Hal Greer next month.

The university said an outdoor ceremony will be held Oct. 9 near Marshall's Cam Henderson Center.

Space station launch honors ‘Hidden Figures’ mathematician

By MARCIA DUNNFebruary 21, 2021 GMT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A space station supply ship named after the Black NASA mathematician featured in the movie “Hidden Figures” rocketed into orbit Saturday, the 59th anniversary of John Glenn's historic launch...

WVU scholarship to honor mathematician Katherine Johnson

September 2, 2020 GMT

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University has established a scholarship honoring pioneering Black mathematician Katherine Johnson...

Hundreds attend service for NASA pioneer Katherine Johnson

March 7, 2020 GMT

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Three black astronauts joined hundreds of other mourners Saturday at a memorial service for pioneering African American mathematician and NASA researcher Katherine Johnson...

Pioneering black NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies

By BEN FINLEYFebruary 24, 2020 GMT

Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who calculated rocket trajectories and earth orbits for NASA’s early space missions and was later portrayed in the 2016 hit film “Hidden Figures,” about pioneering black female aerospace workers, has died...

NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson being honored in bronze

June 4, 2018 GMT

INSTITUTE, W.Va. (AP) — Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician whose calculations helped astronauts return to Earth, is being honored at her alma mater with a bronze statue and a scholarship in her name...