Katherine Johnson, black NASA mathematician, dies at 101

Katherine Johnson, whose calculations enabled Apollo 11 to land on the moon, died on February 24, 2020 at 101. Her story was told in the film"Hidden Figures."WASHINGTON - Katherine Johnson, a ground-breaking black NASA mathematician whose life was portrayed in the movie"Hidden Figures," died on Monday aged 101, the space agency said.

Her math talents later helped determine the trajectory of the Apollo 11 flight that landed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon in July 1969. Early in her career, Johnson used just pen, paper and a slide rule to make calculations on which potentially-deadly missions depended.

Black excellence again & again not being popularised.

What a dull headline for an inspirational person to both the black people and women, including the white women !!

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