Celebrate women in STEM fields and learn about the unsung heroines of the space program. Three brilliant African-American women at NASA -- Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) -- serve as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn (Glen Powell) into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation's confidence, turned around the Space Race and galvanized the world. (Google)
For more details on this true story: http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/a24429/hidden-figures-real-story-nasa-women-computers/
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