Virginia Tucker and Dorothy Vaughan served as human “computers,” completing calculations for NASA. Both women once lived in North Carolina. (Original photos courtesy of Morehead Planetarium and Science Center)
Virginia Tucker and Dorothy Vaughan served as human “computers,” completing calculations for NASA. Both women once lived in North Carolina. (Original photos courtesy of Morehead Planetarium and Science Center)
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