Honoring NASA's Katherine Johnson, STEM Pioneer
Nov 30, 2015 · President Barack Obama presents former NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, as professional baseball player Willie Mays, right, looks on, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, during a ceremony in the East Room of …
Katherine Johnson - Wikipedia
In 2015, President Barack Obama awarded Johnson the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2016, she was presented with the Silver Snoopy Award by NASA astronaut Leland D. Melvin and a NASA Group Achievement Award. She was portrayed by Taraji P. Henson as a lead character in the 2016 film Hidden Figures.
Katherine Johnson's "My Remarkable Journey" - Excerpt
May 24, 2021 · Katherine Johnson Recalls Meeting President Obama in Her Posthumous Memoir, My Remarkable Journey. The late NASA mathematician writes in her posthumous book about receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom. By Joshunda Sanders Published: May 24, 2021 11:00 AM EDT. Save Article. Temi Oyelola // Getty Images.
Katherine Johnson: The Girl Who Loved to Count - NASA
Nov 24, 2015 · Former NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson is seen after President Barack Obama presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
Katherine Johnson Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom - NASA
Nov 24, 2015 · Katherine Johnson -- former NASA mathematician who calculated the trajectory for Alan Shepard, the first American in space -- received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack H. Obama on Tuesday, November 24, 2015.
Katherine Johnson’s Continuing Legacy at IV&V, Beyond - NASA
Aug 25, 2023 · Former NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson is seen after President Barack Obama presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
Katherine Johnson (1918-2020) - Science@NASA
President Barack Obama presents Katherine with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Nov. 24, 2015. NASA/Bill Ingalls. Katherine also was an African American trailblazer. In 2015, President Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom for a pioneering legacy that opened doors for countless women who wanted careers in science and engineering.
Katherine Johnson, who helped send Apollo to the moon, wins …
Oct 8, 2020 · Katherine Johnson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington D.C. on November 24, 2015.
Katherine Johnson - Mathematician, NASA, & Hidden Figures - Biography
Oct 10, 2016 · In November 2015, President Barack Obama presented Johnson with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Remarks by the President at Medal of Freedom Ceremony
Nov 24, 2015 · Katherine G. Johnson. (Applause.) With her razor-sharp mathematical mind, Katherine G. Johnson helped broaden the scope of space travel, charting new frontiers for humanity’s exploration of space, and creating new possibilities for all humankind.