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Johnson became a household name thanks to the celebrated book hidden figures: Among her many accomplishments, she completed the trajectory analysis for alan shepard's 1961 suborbital flight, which was the first time the. Katherine johnson, a nasa mathematician and trailblazer for racial justice who is one of the space agency's most inspirational leaders, has died.

Nasa mathematician katherine johnson calculated the path that put a man on the moon.

Her work was proven when the mercury capsule landed right where it was supposed to, after glenn portrait of american mathematician katherine johnson (right) and various unidentified colleagues as they pose at nasa (national aeronautics. Nasa announced her death on twitter, saying it was celebrating her life and honouring her legacy of excellence that broke down racial and social barriers. 24 at the age of 101. Katherine johnson, the former nasa mathematician depicted in the 2016 film hidden figures about black women who helped pave the way for astronauts to reach the moon, died monday, the space agency announced.