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Which NASA research facility was the main workplace for the African American women mathematicians — referred to as "human computers" — highlighted in Hidden Figures?
AJet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California
BLangley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia✓
CJohnson Space Center in Houston, Texas
DMarshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama
Rationale
The book centers on Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, who all worked at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, where they played vital roles in the early development of America's space and aeronautics programs.
Which NASA facility was the main workplace for the African American women mathematicians — referred to as "human computers" — highlighted in Hidden Figures?
AJet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California
BLangley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in Hampton, Virginia✓
CJohnson Space Center in Houston, Texas
DKennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida
Rationale
Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and their colleagues operated at Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory (later NASA Langley Research Center) in Hampton, Virginia. Here, they made significant contributions to the U.S. space program while confronting racial and gender discrimination.
At which NASA facility did Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson mainly work during the time described in Hidden Figures?
AKennedy Space Center, Florida
BJet Propulsion Laboratory, California
CLangley Research Center, Virginia✓
DJohnson Space Center, Texas