Katherine Johnson's Impact on the U.S. Space Program

The video discusses the formation of NASA and Catherine Johnson's significant contributions to space exploration. It highlights the space race, President Kennedy's moon mission challenge, and Catherine's work on Mercury 7 and Apollo missions. The transition from human to electronic computers at NASA is also covered, along with a review and quiz on the topics discussed.

Which organization did NACA become in 1958?

• ESA

• Roscosmos

• SpaceX

• NASA

Who was the President that tasked NASA with landing a man on the moon?

• President Kennedy

• President Eisenhower

• President Johnson

• President Nixon

What was Catherine Johnson's role in the Mercury 7 mission?

• Trajectory Calculator

• Mission Director

• Communications Officer

• Pilot

What did John Glenn request before his mission to orbit the Earth?

• A different launch date

• More training time

• Catherine Johnson to verify computer calculations

• A new spacecraft

How did Catherine Johnson contribute to the Apollo 11 mission?

• She calculated the launch window

• She piloted the spacecraft

• She computed the lunar landing path

• She designed the spacecraft

Which mission did Catherine Johnson help to safely return to Earth after a critical failure?

• Apollo 11

• Gemini 8

• Apollo 13

• Mercury 7

What technology did Catherine Johnson become an expert in during the 1970s and 80s?

• IBM computers

• Rocket propulsion

• Satellite communications

• Astronaut training