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She would also calculate the trajectory for the Apollo 11 flight to the moon in 1969.

Now 95, Johnson is retired, but in aeronautics history, she is one of only a few individuals referred to with the honored title of human “computer.”

(Photo: NASA)

Little Known Black History Fact: Katherine G. Johnson  was originally published on blackamericaweb.com

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