Katherine G. Johnson died peacefully in her sleep, on Monday, February 24, 2020, at the Hidenwood Retirement Community, Newport News, VA. She was 101 years old. She was born August 26, 1918, in White ...

To celebrate the life and achievements of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, the Greenbrier Historical Society will be hosting a weekend of community activities in August aimed at recognizing her ...

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University will celebrate one of its most recognizable alumna on Friday. Aug. 26 marks Katherine Johnson Day in West Virginia, the day the iconic pioneering NASA ...

West Virginia University Libraries and the West Virginia and Regional History Center will celebrate the life and legacy of NASA mathematician and space pioneer Katherine Johnson in the Downtown ...

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, and author Margot Lee Shetterly are among the dignitaries attending Friday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony in Hampton, Virginia, to officially open NASA ...

NASA Langley has named a building in honor of Katherine Johnson, one of the inspirations behind the novel and film "Hidden Figures." NASA Langley has named a building in honor of Katherine Johnson, ...

Read an excerpt from the new book, “Space Craze,” by Smithsonian space historian Margaret Weitekamp Margaret Weitekamp Katherine Johnson receives the Presidential Medla of Freedom in an East Room ...