Hosted by the Speaker, the ceremony brought together other representatives and senators, NASA officials and the families of ...

The four Black women, whose pioneering work put Americans on the Moon, were honored with the body's highest honor ...

A group of Black female scientists and mathematicians known as NASA's “Hidden Figures” were honored Wednesday with ...

The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on Wednesday.

The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the families of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson and Christine ... was NASA’s first Black female engineer. Darden is best known ...

The Black women hired worked in a segregated unit of female mathematicians at what is now NASA's Langley Research ... Mary Jackson and Christine Darden at the U.S. Capitol. Darden watched the ...

Dorothy Vaughan and Christine Darden were awarded the distinction along with other women for their contributions to developing the U.S. space program during the decades-long space race. NASA ...