NASA Names Headquarters After ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson

-IMPROVING RACE RELATIONS IN AMERICA-

  • Kansas City, Kansas’ own Janelle Monáe (above) as she portrays Mary Winston Jackson in the film, “Hidden Figures”
    Kansas City, Kansas’ own Janelle Monáe (above) as she portrays Mary Winston Jackson in the film, “Hidden Figures”
  • Mary Winston Jackson (1921–2005) successfully overcame the barriers of segregation and gender bias to become a professional aerospace engineer and leader in ensuring equal opportunities for future generations. PHOTO/ NASA
    Mary Winston Jackson (1921–2005) successfully overcame the barriers of segregation and gender bias to become a professional aerospace engineer and leader in ensuring equal opportunities for future generations. PHOTO/ NASA

NASA.com--NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Wednesday the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at NASA.

Jackson started her NASA career in the segregated West Area Computing Unit of the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Jackson, a mathematician and aerospace engineer, went on to lead programs influencing the hiring and promotion of women in NASA's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers. In 2019, she was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

 

To read more please log in or subscribe to the digital edition. https://etypeservices.com/Kansas%20City%20GlobeID623/