A Bit of SciFact From SciFind NASA Space Race Flick Hidden Figures

Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae)—brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit,

“What they did had a lot to do with where we are in space and science today” comments Taraji P. Henson in this behind the scenes sneak peek of Ted Melfi’s forthcoming biopic of the African-American women behind NASA’s space race triumph, HIDDEN FIGURES. As producer Pharrell Williams says “what they were responsible for would …