BREAKING: Legendary NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies at 101
Katherine Johnson, the legendary NASA mathematician who helped pave the way for the first American astronaut to successfully orbit the Earth and inspired the film Hidden Figures, has died aged 101.
NASA confirmed Johnson’s passing in a tweet on Monday morning.
‘Today, we celebrate her 101 years of life and honor her legacy of excellence that broke down racial and social barriers,’ the tweet read.
NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine praised Johnson as ‘an American hero’ whose ‘pioneering legacy will never be forgotten’.
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Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician who helped pave the way for the first American astronaut to successfully orbit the Earth, has died aged 101