NEW YORK (AP) — The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on ...

"They actually laid the very foundation upon which our rockets launched and our astronauts flew and our nation soared." ...

A West Virginian known for her integral role in landing astronauts on the surface of the moon was awarded a posthumous ...

Congress honors Black women who propelled America in the space race, including Katherine Johnson, Christine Darden, Dorothy ...

But first, he insisted that Katherine Johnson double-check the electronic computer’s trajectory calculations. While that’s the dramatic version of events given in the recent movie, Hidden ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson is hosting a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Wednesday honoring the pioneering women of NASA ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson will hold a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony inside Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol ...

Washington, Katherine Johnson, a woman mathematician who was one of NASA's human "computers" and inspiration for the acclaimed movie "Hidden Figures", passed away on Monday. She was 101.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the late Katherine Johnson was honored with a Congressional Gold Medal at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. Johnson, the White Sulpher Springs native and ...

The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the families of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson and Christine Darden at the U.S. Capitol. Darden watched the ceremony from her ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson is hosting a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Wednesday honoring the pioneering women of NASA ...