https://mymodernmet.com/ss-katherine-johnson-spacecraft/
"As a pivotal figure in the Space Race between the United States and the
U.S.S.R during the 1960s, Katherine Johnson had an incredible life but
only received the national attention she deserved in recent years. She
was one of the central characters in the book (and the 2016 movie)
Hidden Figures. Her mathematical genius and barrier-breaking research
as a Black woman at NASA are now widely recognized as crucial to putting
the first American in orbit, landing on the moon, and many other space
developments. In honor of her achievements, the aerospace and defense
company Northrop Grumman has named a new NG-15 Cygnus cargo craft the
S.S. Katherine Johnson. The craft carrying her name will travel to the
International Space Station in February 2021.
Northrop Grumman traditionally names its spacecrafts after pivotal
figures in space exploration history. The company cited Johnson's
pioneering mathematical work, saying, “Her work at NASA quite literally
launched Americans into space, and her legacy continues to inspire young
Black women every day.” The new craft named in her honor is far from the
first STEM-related development that bears her name. In 2019, NASA
renamed one of its West Virginia facilities the Katherine Johnson
Independent Verification and Validation Facility. In November 2020, a
satellite was also named “Katherine Johnson” in her honor."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
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