Katherine while in NASA
What did she do for NASA
She was a NASA mathematician
When was she born
August 26, 1918
What space and agency did Katherine work at as a human computer for 33 years
NASA
What kind of math did she use most
geometry, calculus, and inequalites
How old was she when she died.
101
In 1961 she calculated the trajectory for this man. he was the first American on the moon.
Alan Shepherd
What age did she enter high school
10 years old
In the film figures, Katherine must run half a mile across campus several times a day for what reason
segregated (colored) bathrooms
Katherine primary tasked for early mercury missions was calculating and precise curved paths so that the object flows through space under the influence of gravity fill in the blank
trajectory
Katherine had a bachelors degree in mathematics
French
When this mission was aborted, Katherine made backup calculations and helped a safe return of the crew of this mission to earth what was is mission?
Apollo 13
where was she born
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginian
To solve a compass problem of the go/no go landing coordinates Katherine uses this agent mathematical method what is it called
Euler's method
a spaceship is coming back from earth and it needs to land in the ocean. It's 1,200 miles away from where it needs to land. it is moving 400 miles per hour. how many hours will it take to get to where it needs to land.
3 hours
1,200=400 multiplied by t
1200 divided by 400=400 divided by 400 multplied t
3=t
What year did Katherine retire
1986
In 2015 president barack obama awarded Katherine of this honor the highest civilian award in the United States. What is the award called?
The presidential medal of freedom
What age did she go to college
14 years old
This astronaut refuse to launch his 1962 friendship seven mission until Katherine verified that IBM's orbital calculations who were they
John Glenn
Katherine used a specific geometric shape to calculate orbits what were these geometric shapes called.
Ellipses
Katherine had a special class just for her in West Virginia state called
The geometry of outer space
Katerine was the only woman at the time to be pulled from this computing pool to join the specific all male group what was this group called?
Space task group
What did her Mom do for a job
teaching
Before joining NASA Katherine worked in this profession
teacher
How is her math still important today
Is mathematical DNA of current NASA missions
What method of math did Katherine use to save the Apollo 13 crew their oxygen tank exploded
Euler's method