NASA renames WVa facility in honor of human 'computer' Katherine Johnson
Source: Associated Press
NASA renames WVa facility in honor of human computer
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) A NASA facility in West Virginia has been renamed in honor of a native of the state whose calculations helped put men on the moon 50 years ago.
Katherine Johnson was portrayed in the film Hidden Figures and is now 100 years old. She did not attend Tuesdays ceremony in Fairmont but was represented by two of her daughters, Joylette Hylick and Katherine Moore.
News outlets report elected officials, the NASA administrator and a former astronaut were at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility.
Johnson worked at NASAs Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, as a human computer.
Last year, Johnson was honored by alma mater West Virginia State University with a bronze statue and scholarship dedication.
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