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Katherine Johnson, la niña que soñaba con las estrellas

Katherine Johnson fue una brillante matemática que trabajó en la NASA y contribuyó a importantes misiones espaciales, como el primer alunizaje. Su historia es un ejemplo de perseverancia y pasión por la ciencia.

A partir de: Katherine Johnson was born in 1918. She grew up in a small town in the USA. She was interested in everything and she loved maths. But her towns high school was only for white children. Katherines family moved to a town with a high school for black children. Katherine finished school three years early! Then she went to university and studied maths. She finished university at 18! Katherine didnt get a job in maths. In the 1940s, there werent any maths jobs for women, so Katherine worked as a teacher. She got married and she had children. Then another teacher say the perfect job for Katherine. NASA wanted people who were good at maths. Katherine got a job at NASA in 1953. She worked on important space projects. She asked lots of questions and learned a lot. In 1962, John Glenn was the first American to go around the Earth. It was very dangerous. John Glenn wanted Katherine to check the maths. the Earth. It was very dangerous. John Glenn wanted Katherine to check the maths. Katherine also worked on Project Apollo - the first flights to the moon. In 1969, the first astronaut, Neil Armstrong, landed on the moon. In 1970, Apollo 13 went into space. But there was a big prodiem and une astronauts needed to come back cuickly. Katherines work got the Apollo 13 astronauts home safely. She finished work at NASA in 1986. She went into schools and talked about her work. She always said Ask questions. Find someone doing what youre interested in. Be curious!