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Dorothy Vaughan
Being a brilliant mathematician who helped NASA succeed and became the first African American supervisor at NACA, NASA’s predecessor.
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Katherine Johnson
Helping NASA send astronauts safely into space using her amazing math skills
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Mary Jackson
Being the first Black female engineer at NASA and helping make space travel safer
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Wernher von Braun
Helping develop powerful rockets that made human space travel and Moon landings possible