During her time at NASA, Johnson made important contributions to the space program, including calculating the trajectory for the 1969 Apollo 11 mission that resulted in the first manned lunar landing.
Johnson began her career as a teacher, but soon joined the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a research mathematician. She was born in 1918 in West Virginia and was one of the first African-Americans to attend college, graduating from West Virginia State University in 1937. (system supported by DigitalSiber.Katherine Johnson was an African-American mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of space science. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, French, and Spanish versions are automatically generated by the system. Katherine's autobiography entitled “Reaching for the Moon” was published last year. He is also active in publishing more than 24 scientific journals related to his expertise. The story of the woman who earned the nickname 'the most high-profile of the computers' was also immortalized through the film Hidden Figures.Īfter retiring from NASA, Johnson spent his old age advising on mathematics education, conducting seminars, and visiting schools.
Johnson, at the Langley Research Center in Hampton. Two years later, in honor of Johnson's merit, NASA named one of its research facilities Katherine G. This is the highest honor for civilians in the US. There will always be mathematics," said Bridenstine recalling the departure of Johnson, who retired after a 33 year career at NASA.įor his hard work and contributions to the US space world, Johnson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2015. "Some things will disappear from public view and will disappear, but there will always be science, engineering, and technology. However, Johnson does not really care about these discrimination matters. Even when he started his career on the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), which was NASA's predecessor in 1953.Īs a black woman, she had to work in a separate part of the building from white employees due to segregation laws in America. While his contribution to the US space agency is remarkable, Johnson's name is not widely known. Before starting his mission, Glenn himself asked Johnson to double-check all the computations of the computer, a job that took 1.5 days.Īfter that he used his mathematical skills to calculate the trajectory of the Apollo 11 flight which landed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon in July 1969. He also planned the flight path of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962. Johnson and his colleagues succeeded in calculating the parameters of the suborbital flight carried out by Alan Shepard in 1961, the first American to make it into space. Not only once, Johnson was involved in a NASA mission to send humans into space. NASA remembers the dedication and ability of the woman who was born on Augas a super mathematician. Watch: /XUR4EHh0Zz - NASA February 24, 2020 who paved the way for people like me to become astronauts." One of our Jeanette Epps, and others reflect on what Katherine Johnson's legacy mean to them. She is also a very brave woman, we could not live without her," said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine as quoted by Science Alert. "She is an American hero and her pioneering legacy that we will never forget. His calculations and calculations succeeded in realizing NASA's big dream to explore outer space. Katherine Johnson has passed away at the age of 101, on Monday 24 February.ĭuring his lifetime, Johnson was known as a computer man because of his ability to perform complex mathematical analyzes armed with only pen and paper. Unfortunately, the woman who used her mathematical skills to calculate the trajectories of rockets and Earth in NASA's early missions is gone. Until finally Hollywood picked up the inspirational story of Katherine Johnson who was credited with bringing American astronauts flying into space.
JAKARTA - Not many people know this mathematician who works at the NASA space agency.
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