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Hidden Figures.
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According to NASA, Mary Jackson may have been the only black female aeronautical engineer in the field in the 1950s. Singer and actress Janelle Monáe plays her in the film
Hidden Figures. Bob Nye/Courtesy of NASA Langley
On Feb. 20, 1962, John Glenn blasted off into space and became the first American to orbit Earth. Behind the scenes, thousands of engineers and mathematicians worked tirelessly to make NASA s Friendship 7 mission a success. Historical photos show them as white men in crisp white shirts and ties but we now know there s more to that picture.