NASA has named its Washington D.C. headquarters after their first black female engineer, Mary W. Jackson, who helped US astronauts reach space
June 26, 2020 - 08:21 BST HELLO! Magazine NASA has named its Washington D.C headquarters after 'Hidden Figure' Mary W. Jackson, the organisations first ever black female engineer and a pivotal member of NASA's team who helped to get American astronauts into space. Her life was immortalised in the 2016 film, Hidden Figures, telling the incredible story of three brilliant African-American women who worked at NASA in the 1950s, including Mary , Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan.
Mary’s daughter Carolyn Lewis said:"We are honored that NASA continues to celebrate the legacy of our mother and grandmother Mary W. Jackson. She was a scientist, humanitarian, wife, mother, and trailblazer who paved the way for thousands of others to succeed, not only at NASA, but throughout this nation."
Mary started her NASA career in the segregated West Area Computing Unit of the agency's Langley Research Centre in Hampton, Virginia. Jackson, a mathematician and aerospace engineer, went on to lead programmes 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.
"Mary W. Jackson was part of a group of very important women who helped NASA succeed in getting American astronauts into space. Mary never accepted the status quo, she helped break barriers and open opportunities for African Americans and women in the field of engineering and technology," said NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine."We proudly announce the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building.
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