The story of Mary Jackson was told in the 2016 film Hidden Figures. Born in Hampton, Virginia, she died in 2005. Last year, Nasa renamed the street outside its headquarters as Hidden Figures Way.

Washington — A group of Black women central to NASA's success during the space race and known as the "Hidden Figures" were ... Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson — were honored posthumously.

Although they may never completely shed the label, the women who worked for NASA as human computers during the space race are no longer "hidden figures," and they now have a medal to prove it.

The street outside Nasa's headquarters has been named "Hidden Figures Way", in honour of ... Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson. They made significant contributions to space flight in the 1960s.

NASA on Friday is named its Washington headquarters after Mary W. Jackson, the space agency's first African American female engineer whose story was portrayed in the popular film "Hidden Figures."… ...

NASA will rename its headquarters building in Washington after Mary W ... Trump signed the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act, which posthumously honoured Jackson. It also honored ...

And now, Nasa is at the heart of the movie that has earned her an Oscar nomination. Hidden Figures is a joyful ... in which aspiring Nasa engineer Mary Jackson, played by Janelle Monae, walks ...

"Today, we proudly announce the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said on Wednesday. "It appropriately sits on 'Hidden Figures Way,' a reminder that ...