NASA Scientist Katherine Johnson
Submitted By
Ellen Stofan, Smithsonian Undersecretary for Science and Research
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Washington, DC
A Woman Who Inspires Me: NASA Scientist Katherine Johnson
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Ellen Stofan, Smithsonian’s Undersecretary for Science and Research, discusses how she is inspired by Katherine Johnson, one of the first African American women to work as a NASA scientist. She is best known for calculating the flight path for America's first astronaut launched into space.
