Exploring the Impact of Hidden Figures on the Space Race

In what year did Dorothy Vaughan want to serve her country by working for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics?

• 1945

• 1962

• 1951

• 1943

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

• Engineers

• Computers

• Mathematicians

• Pilots

Who became the first African-American female engineer at the laboratory?

• Katherine Johnson

• Mary Jackson

• Dorothy Vaughan

• Christine Darden

What did the human computers at Langley Laboratory transition to using in the 1950s?

• Abacuses

• Machine computers

• Graphing calculators

• Slide rules

What significant event in 1957 marked the beginning of the space race?

• The moon landing

• Launch of Sputnik by Russia

• Formation of NASA

• John Glenn's orbit around Earth

What was the new name given to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics?

• American Space Association

• Sputnik Agency

• NASA

• National Space Exploration Bureau

What was Katherine Johnson's role in John Glenn's space mission?

• Designing the spacecraft

• Calculating the trajectory

• Piloting the spacecraft

• Building the rocket

What was the profession of Christine Darden at Langley?

• Mathematician

• Computer

• Engineer

• Pilot

When did the world watch the Apollo 11 spacecraft land on the moon?

• February 20, 1962

• February 20, 1969

• July 20, 1962

• July 20, 1969

What did the achievements of Dorothy, Mary, Katherine, and Christine contribute to?

• The development of the internet

• The invention of the computer

• Space exploration

• The creation of GPS technology