T/F: Katherine saved Apollo 13.
True
What did Katherine love to do?
To count
What was Katherine's favorite subject in school?
Math
Sending a rocket ship into space is like...
Throwing a ball in the air
T/F: Project Apollo first sent Americans to Mars.
False
What was Project Mercury?
A new program to send the first American astronauts in space
Why couldn’t Katherine enter a public high school?
Her town’s high school didn’t accept black students.
How did Katherine become a mathematician?
NACA began hiring new employees, including black women, to be mathematicians.
T/F: History was Katherine’s favorite subject.
False