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Katherine Johnson(August 26, 1918 – February 24, 2020)worked as a mathematician for both NACA & NASA for 33 years total. Among her many awards for her pioneering work is 5 awards for NASA Langley Research Center Special Achievement and the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Dorothy J. Vaughan(September 20, 1910 – November 11, 2008) worked as a mathematical engineer for both NACA and NASA for 28 years. In 2019 a Moon crater was named in her honor and in 2020 a satellite in her name was launched into space.
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Mary Jackson(April 9, 1921 – February 11, 2005)worked as a mathematician and aerospace engineer for both NACA and NASA for 34 years. She was NASA’s first Black female aerospace engineer. In 2020 NASA Headquarters was officially renamed Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters.
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