Exploring the Impact of Hidden Figures on Space Exploration

What was the primary job of Dorothy, Mary, Katherine, and Christine at Langley Laboratory?

• Teaching mathematics

• Performing mathematical calculations

• Designing spaceships

• Piloting airplanes

Why did Mary Jackson need special permission for her education?

• Because she was a woman

• Because the classes were held at night

• Because the classes were at a whites-only school

• Because she wanted to study abroad

What significant task did Katherine Johnson perform for John Glenn's space mission?

• Taught astronauts mathematics

• Piloted the spacecraft

• Checked the trajectory calculations

• Designed the spacecraft

What major event did the United States achieve in 1969?

• Won the World War II

• Built the first computer

• Landed a man on the moon

• Invented the internet

What did the work of Dorothy, Mary, Katherine, and Christine help to inspire?

• The creation of the internet

• The invention of the airplane

• Future space exploration

• The development of smartphones

If you were a human computer, what would your life be like? Based on your understanding of Hidden Figures, write a poem or write a narrative from the perspective of a human computer.

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