Quick Facts
Who was the first person travel into space for the U.S?
Alan Shepard
What was the main role of a "Human Computer" at NASA?
Bonus(100) Who were the human computers?
They performed mathematical calculations to support space missions
Bonus: Black women
Before joining NASA, what was Mary Jackson's job?
A schoolteacher
At what age did Katherine Johnson attended college?
Bonus (300) : At what age did she attend high school?
She attended college at 18
Bonus: She attended high school at 13
Dorothy Vaughan was a leader in NASA's what section?
WestArea Computers
What year did John Glenn complete his orbital mission?
1962
Before joining NASA, what did Katherine Johnson teach at a school?
Mathematics
Mary Jackson received a bachelor's in what?
Bonus: (100) From what school did she receive her bachelor's?
Bonus: (300) What is the school's name, now in present time?
She received her bachelor's in science in Mathematics & Physical Science.
Bonus: Hampton Institute
Bonus: Hampton University
What year did she join the West Area Computing section at Langley?
The year 1953
Dorothy Vaughan became the first black supervisor for committiee what in 1949?
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)
What was the name of the first satellite launched by the Soviet Union, which led to space race missions?
Sputnik
What advanced technology did Vaughan help introduce to NASA's work in the 1950s?
Computers
Once joining NACA, what was she involved in and what was her job?
She was involved with tunnels and flight experiments. Her job was to extract the relevant data from flight tests.
In 1943, after beginning her career as a math teacher, what did she join?
Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory