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John Glenn

Katherine Johnson, NASA Scientist Portrayed in ‘Hidden Figures,’ Dies at 101

The term "computer" was originally used to designate Johnson and her colleagues at NASA before it was used to denote machines.
By Sissi Cao
Astronaut John Glenn before the historic Friendship 7 mission

NASA Launches ‘SS John Glenn’ Spacecraft to the International Space Station

The cargo vessel will deliver supplies, scientific instruments and hardware to the orbiting laboratory.
By Robin Seemangal
Actress Carrie Fisher (L) and her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, who died within one day of each other this week.

In Memoriam: Rex Reed’s Farewell to the Stars We Lost in 2016

Here we are again, reluctantly counting our losses. Beloved, besmirched or just plain “Who cares?”, more celebrated folks swallowed one final, fatal lozenge in 2016 than I want to remember. I always forget somebody, but here is the nucleus of the bold-face names who will light up headlines no more.
By Rex Reed
NASA’s media center features Hidden Figures.

At NASA, ‘Hidden Figures’ Cast Talk Race and Gender Disparity

By Robin Seemangal
John Glenn stands in the NASA mail room surrounded by thousands of letters sent to him.

John Glenn’s Fan Mail and Sexism in the Early Space Program

By Roshanna Sylvester
Janelle Monae, Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer in Hidden Figures. The film won't be released until January, but the book it's based on is released today.

Meet the Black Female Mathematicians Who Helped America Win the Space Race

By John Bonazzo
Benedict Cumberbatch in 'The Imitation Game,' which was funded in part by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

This Foundation Is Bringing Math and Science to the Multiplex

By John Bonazzo
The "Mercury Seven": From left, Gordon Cooper, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard, Virgil Grissom, John Glenn, Deke Slayton and Scott Carpenter.

This Week in Tech History: Microsoft Founded, NASA Picks First Astronauts

By John Bonazzo
John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth. (Photo: Google Commons)

This Week in Tech History: John Glenn Orbits the Earth, the First Computer Debuts

By John Bonazzo

Biden Seems on Verge of VP Slot — But So Did John Glenn

By Steve Kornacki
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