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NASA IV&V Program marks Katherine Johnson's birthday, legacy on Women's Equality Day
Times West Virginian, Fairmont via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 29—FAIRMONT — West Virginia recently celebrated Katherine Johnson Day, honoring the NASA legend who is the namesake of the NASA Independent Verification and Validation Facility. Katherine ...
W.Va. Week in history - Katherine Johnson
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 27—Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson (August 26, 1918 — February 24, 2020), a NASA mathematician, was born in White Sulphur Springs. The local segregated schools offered schooling only to ...
NASA's bring your kids to work day inspires next generation of STEM employees
Times West Virginian, Fairmont via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 28—FAIRMONT — Officials with NASA's Independent Verification and Validation Program want to make sure the next generation is prepared to enter the field in the coming years. On Thursday ...
WVU engineering school to host 'Girls' STEM Day' next month
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 20—Framed as such, it could have been the premise of a science-fiction novel. The day Katherine Johnson and Anna Brusoe constructed a time-bridge, that is. Anna, we'll get to. Johnson, ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day march, ceremony, concert in Victorville
Victorville Daily Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe 16th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Peace March & Ceremony will be held on...
The man who was almost NASA's first Black astronaut in the 1960s explains why he never made it to...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 3 months agoEd Dwight in the cockpit of an F-104 circa the 1960s.Bettmann Archive/Getty Images "The Space Race"...
NASA looks forward to 30 more years at IV&V Facility
Times West Virginian, Fairmont via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 4—FAIRMONT — NASA's Independent Verification and Validation program is celebrating its 30th anniversary at the Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility in the I-79 Technology Park. Although no official ...
WVU's Davis College hosting youngsters from Baltimore for energy camp
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 20—If you're traveling on Interstate 79 around South Fairmont and you time it right, you'll see it: The Katherine Johnson IV &V NASA facility, at I-79 Technology Park. A highway glimpse ...
Actress Taraji P. Henson Just Helped Bring Amazon's Alexa to Space — Here's Why
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe "Hidden Figures" star also talked about the importance of having diverse role models in STEM...
NASA names moon mountain after Black mathematician and 'Hidden Figure' Melba Mouton
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMelba Mouton worked during the era of "Hidden Figures" at NASA. The newly named Mons Mouton...
