{"id":356663,"date":"2023-06-15T23:36:59","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T03:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=356663"},"modified":"2023-07-30T22:20:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T02:20:24","slug":"katherine-johnson","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/katherine-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Katherine Johnson: A NASA Trailblazer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-light hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" 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900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/katherine_johnson_john_glenn_0.png?resize=1200,610 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1213px) 100vw, 1213px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"hds-grid-container position-relative display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-start width-full\">\n\t\t<div class=\"width-full maxw-tablet\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-7\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"display-72 font-weight-extrabold line-height-sm margin-bottom-2 color-spacesuit-white-important\">Katherine Johnson: A NASA Trailblazer<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white-important\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-hero-stats\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"color-spacesuit-white-important label margin-bottom-2\"><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col grid-row flex-align-center padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"hds-card-grid padding-top-7 padding-bottom-3 padding-x-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-card-grid\">\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-header grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-start margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading-sm line-height-sm\">Johnson's Incredible Life and Legacy<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-0 padding-0\">NASA mathematician, trailblazer in the quest for racial equality, contributor to our nation\u2019s first triumphs in human spaceflight and champion of STEM education, Katherine G. Johnson stands among NASA\u2019s most inspirational figures. Learn more about Katherine Johnson, the NASA Research Mathematician and one of the "Hidden Figures."<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-cards grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cards-included grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/katherine-johnson-biography\/\" class=\"hds-card-article-graphical hds-card-article hds-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper z-300 display-flex flex-direction-column flex-align-end flex-justify-end\"><div class=\"hds-card-content display-flex flex-column height-full padding-3\"><span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><svg class=\"square-2 margin-right-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"><path d=\"M8 0C3.5 0-.1 3.7 0 8.2.1 12.5 3.6 16 8 16s8-3.6 8-8c0-4.5-3.6-8-8-8zm0 15.2C4 15.2.8 12 .8 8S4 .8 8 .8c3.9 0 7.2 3.2 7.2 7.1 0 4-3.2 7.3-7.2 7.3z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6 12 8 9.6l2.4 2.4V4H5.6v8z\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"label color-spacesuit-white-important\">Article<\/span><\/span><div class=\"width-full margin-top-auto\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-2 color-spacesuit-white\">5 min read<\/div><div class=\"margin-bottom-0\"><h3 class=\"heading-18 line-height-lg color-spacesuit-white\">Katherine Johnson Biography<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-thumbnail-hover-grow\"><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-column z-200\"><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/26646856911_ca242812ee_o_1.jpg?w=678\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/269508main_katherine_johnsonsecond_0.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/269508main_katherine_johnsonsecond_0.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/269508main_katherine_johnsonsecond_0.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/269508main_katherine_johnsonsecond_0.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/269508main_katherine_johnsonsecond_0.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/269508main_katherine_johnsonsecond_0.jpg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/katherine-johnson-the-girl-who-loved-to-count\/\" class=\"hds-card-article-graphical hds-card-article hds-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper z-300 display-flex flex-direction-column flex-align-end flex-justify-end\"><div class=\"hds-card-content display-flex flex-column height-full padding-3\"><span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><svg class=\"square-2 margin-right-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"><path d=\"M8 0C3.5 0-.1 3.7 0 8.2.1 12.5 3.6 16 8 16s8-3.6 8-8c0-4.5-3.6-8-8-8zm0 15.2C4 15.2.8 12 .8 8S4 .8 8 .8c3.9 0 7.2 3.2 7.2 7.1 0 4-3.2 7.3-7.2 7.3z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6 12 8 9.6l2.4 2.4V4H5.6v8z\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"label color-spacesuit-white-important\">Article<\/span><\/span><div class=\"width-full margin-top-auto\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-2 color-spacesuit-white\">3 min read<\/div><div class=\"margin-bottom-0\"><h3 class=\"heading-18 line-height-lg color-spacesuit-white\">Katherine Johnson: The Girl Who Loved to Count<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-thumbnail-hover-grow\"><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-column z-200\"><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"877\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/23178940342_d13d4aa5f6_o.jpg?w=877\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/23178940342_d13d4aa5f6_o.jpg 2686w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/23178940342_d13d4aa5f6_o.jpg?resize=257,300 257w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/23178940342_d13d4aa5f6_o.jpg?resize=768,896 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/23178940342_d13d4aa5f6_o.jpg?resize=877,1024 877w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/23178940342_d13d4aa5f6_o.jpg?resize=1316,1536 1316w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/23178940342_d13d4aa5f6_o.jpg?resize=1755,2048 1755w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/23178940342_d13d4aa5f6_o.jpg?resize=343,400 343w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/23178940342_d13d4aa5f6_o.jpg?resize=514,600 514w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/23178940342_d13d4aa5f6_o.jpg?resize=771,900 771w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/23178940342_d13d4aa5f6_o.jpg?resize=1028,1200 1028w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/23178940342_d13d4aa5f6_o.jpg?resize=1714,2000 1714w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 877px) 100vw, 877px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/learning-resources\/for-kids-and-students\/who-was-katherine-johnson-grades-k-4\/\" class=\"hds-card-article-graphical hds-card-article hds-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper z-300 display-flex flex-direction-column flex-align-end flex-justify-end\"><div class=\"hds-card-content display-flex flex-column height-full padding-3\"><span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><svg class=\"square-2 margin-right-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"><path d=\"M8 0C3.5 0-.1 3.7 0 8.2.1 12.5 3.6 16 8 16s8-3.6 8-8c0-4.5-3.6-8-8-8zm0 15.2C4 15.2.8 12 .8 8S4 .8 8 .8c3.9 0 7.2 3.2 7.2 7.1 0 4-3.2 7.3-7.2 7.3z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6 12 8 9.6l2.4 2.4V4H5.6v8z\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"label color-spacesuit-white-important\">Article<\/span><\/span><div class=\"width-full margin-top-auto\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-2 color-spacesuit-white\">4 min read<\/div><div class=\"margin-bottom-0\"><h3 class=\"heading-18 line-height-lg color-spacesuit-white\">Who Was Katherine Johnson? (Grades K-4)<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-thumbnail-hover-grow\"><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-column z-200\"><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/katherinejohnson_1.jpg?w=226\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/katherinejohnson_1.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/katherinejohnson_1.jpg?resize=204,300 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More From NASA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/langley\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Langley Research Center<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/center-aerial-photo-2021.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/center-aerial-photo-2021.jpg 4056w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/center-aerial-photo-2021.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/center-aerial-photo-2021.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/center-aerial-photo-2021.jpg?resize=1024,767 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/center-aerial-photo-2021.jpg?resize=1536,1151 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/center-aerial-photo-2021.jpg?resize=2048,1535 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/center-aerial-photo-2021.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/center-aerial-photo-2021.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/center-aerial-photo-2021.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/center-aerial-photo-2021.jpg?resize=1200,899 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/center-aerial-photo-2021.jpg?resize=2000,1499 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/langley\/history\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The History of NASA Langley Research Center<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg 3672w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=300,229 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=768,586 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=1024,781 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=1536,1171 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=2048,1562 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=400,305 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=600,458 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=900,686 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=1200,915 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=2000,1525 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/explore-nasas-history\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Explore NASA’s History<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1878\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as17-134-20476\/as17-134-20476~large.jpg?w=1919&h=1878&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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