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virginia, she was a mathematician, a pioneer. part of a small group of african-american women hired as mathematicians at nasa. breaking gender barriers, racial barriers in the 50s and 60s, she worked on the first u.s.-manned space flights. calculating the precise trajectories that would allow apollo 11 to land on the moon. that s one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. reporter: her role was long overlooked. katherine on the far right. her daughter would hear the stories. momma got there at 53. the engineers came and asked for some specific skills. the supervisor said, oh, well that s katherine. reporter: and what was her le? the work was to take a monroe or friden calculator and do the big equations, which could be a page long. math is always dependable. reporter: johnson s role portrayed in the film hidden figures. you have someone? oh, yes, ma am.