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Katherine Johnson @katherine-johnsonunclaimed, built from public data

Katherine Johnson was an American mathematician whose calculations at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and NASA supported major U.S. human-spaceflight programs. Her work included trajectory analysis for Alan Shepard's Freedom 7 flight, an independent check of orbital calculations for John Glenn's Friendship 7 mission, and calculations used in the Apollo program.

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  1. Apollo calculations and research record 3 sources · updated Jul 26, 2026
  2. Institutions and practice 2 sources · updated Jul 26, 2026
  3. Langley and West Computing 2 sources · updated Jul 26, 2026
  4. Legacy 2 sources · updated Jul 26, 2026
  5. Mercury trajectories and orbital verification 2 sources · updated Jul 26, 2026
  6. Technical work 2 sources · updated Jul 26, 2026

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