National Aeronautics and

Space Administration

From Hidden Figures

to Modern Figures

Katherine Johnson

Research Mathematician

Dorothy Vaughan

Mathematician

Mary Jackson

Aeronautical Engineer

National Aeronautics and

Space Administration

From Hidden Figures

to Modern Figures

Katherine Johnson

Research Mathematician

Dorothy Vaughan

Mathematician

Mary Jackson

Aeronautical Engineer

National Aeronautics and

Space Administration

From Hidden Figures

to Modern Figures

Katherine Johnson

Research Mathematician

Dorothy Vaughan

Mathematician

Mary Jackson

Aeronautical Engineer

National Aeronautics and

Space Administration

From Hidden Figures

to Modern Figures

Katherine Johnson

Research Mathematician

Dorothy Vaughan

Mathematician

Mary Jackson

Aeronautical Engineer
NASA’s

Modern Figures

Hidden Figures is a movie based on 

actual events. While the movie 

dramatizes some aspects, it is true to 

the struggles of the women at the 

center of the story. The victories for 

racial and gender rights were not 

achieved easily or quickly, and our 

work is not done. Today, NASA strives 

to make sure their legacy of inclusion 

and excellence lives on.

As seen in the movie Hidden Figures, 

NASA has a long-standing cultural 

commitment to excellence that is 

largely driven by data, including data 

about our people. And our data shows 

progress is driven by questioning our 

assumptions and cultural prejudices 

– by embracing and nurturing all the 

talent we have available, regardless 

of gender, race or other protected 

status, to build a workforce as 

diverse as its mission. This is how 

we, as a nation, will take the next 

giant leap in exploration.

In the 1960’s, NASA was on an 

ambitious journey to the moon, and 

the human computers portrayed in 

Hidden Figures helped get us there. 

Today, NASA is building a vibrant, 

innovative workforce that reflects a 

vast diversity of discipline and 

thought, embracing and nurturing all 

the talent we have available, 

regardless of gender, race or other 

protected status.

Learn more about these amazing 

women at: 

https://www.nasa.gov/modernfigures

www.nasa.gov NB-2017-01-0058-LaRC

NASA’s

Modern Figures

Hidden Figures is a movie based on 

actual events. While the movie 

dramatizes some aspects, it is true to 

the struggles of the women at the 

center of the story. The victories for 

racial and gender rights were not 

achieved easily or quickly, and our 

work is not done. Today, NASA strives 

to make sure their legacy of inclusion 

and excellence lives on.

As seen in the movie Hidden Figures, 

NASA has a long-standing cultural 

commitment to excellence that is 

largely driven by data, including data 

about our people. And our data shows 

progress is driven by questioning our 

assumptions and cultural prejudices 

– by embracing and nurturing all the 

talent we have available, regardless 

of gender, race or other protected 

status, to build a workforce as 

diverse as its mission. This is how 

we, as a nation, will take the next 

giant leap in exploration.

In the 1960’s, NASA was on an 

ambitious journey to the moon, and 

the human computers portrayed in 

Hidden Figures helped get us there. 

Today, NASA is building a vibrant, 

innovative workforce that reflects a 

vast diversity of discipline and 

thought, embracing and nurturing all 

the talent we have available, 

regardless of gender, race or other 

protected status.

Learn more about these amazing 

women at: 

https://www.nasa.gov/modernfigures

www.nasa.gov NB-2017-01-0058-LaRC

NASA’s

Modern Figures

Hidden Figures is a movie based on 

actual events. While the movie 

dramatizes some aspects, it is true to 

the struggles of the women at the 

center of the story. The victories for 

racial and gender rights were not 

achieved easily or quickly, and our 

work is not done. Today, NASA strives 

to make sure their legacy of inclusion 

and excellence lives on.

As seen in the movie Hidden Figures, 

NASA has a long-standing cultural 

commitment to excellence that is 

largely driven by data, including data 

about our people. And our data shows 

progress is driven by questioning our 

assumptions and cultural prejudices 

– by embracing and nurturing all the 

talent we have available, regardless 

of gender, race or other protected 

status, to build a workforce as 

diverse as its mission. This is how 

we, as a nation, will take the next 

giant leap in exploration.

In the 1960’s, NASA was on an 

ambitious journey to the moon, and 

the human computers portrayed in 

Hidden Figures helped get us there. 

Today, NASA is building a vibrant, 

innovative workforce that reflects a 

vast diversity of discipline and 

thought, embracing and nurturing all 

the talent we have available, 

regardless of gender, race or other 

protected status.

Learn more about these amazing 

women at: 

https://www.nasa.gov/modernfigures

www.nasa.gov NB-2017-01-0058-LaRC

NASA’s

Modern Figures

Hidden Figures is a movie based on 

actual events. While the movie 

dramatizes some aspects, it is true to 

the struggles of the women at the 

center of the story. The victories for 

racial and gender rights were not 

achieved easily or quickly, and our 

work is not done. Today, NASA strives 

to make sure their legacy of inclusion 

and excellence lives on.

As seen in the movie Hidden Figures, 

NASA has a long-standing cultural 

commitment to excellence that is 

largely driven by data, including data 

about our people. And our data shows 

progress is driven by questioning our 

assumptions and cultural prejudices 

– by embracing and nurturing all the 

talent we have available, regardless 

of gender, race or other protected 

status, to build a workforce as 

diverse as its mission. This is how 

we, as a nation, will take the next 

giant leap in exploration.

In the 1960’s, NASA was on an 

ambitious journey to the moon, and 

the human computers portrayed in 

Hidden Figures helped get us there. 

Today, NASA is building a vibrant, 

innovative workforce that reflects a 

vast diversity of discipline and 

thought, embracing and nurturing all 

the talent we have available, 

regardless of gender, race or other 

protected status.

Learn more about these amazing 

women at: 

https://www.nasa.gov/modernfigures

www.nasa.gov NB-2017-01-0058-LaRC