Insights Science Discovery El Paso, TX
Ariana Guerrero
Senior Vice President Operations, Texas Space Coalition
Hidden Figures— Hidden Figures: Shoot for the Stars!
Program Description
We've got out-of-this-world special guests joining us for a special screening of HIDDEN FIGURES: NASA Engineer Ariana Guerrero and members of the El Paso NAACP will be on hand to celebrate this incredible story and screening of Hidden Figures! "Every time we get a chance to get ahead, they move the finish line. Every time." - Mary Jackson. Come see how Mary, Katherine, and Dorothy refused to let that stop them.
Presented At
Insights Science Discovery El Paso, TX
Film Synopsis
A team of African American women provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program's first successful space missions.
As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, three brilliant African American women at NASA — Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer), and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) — became the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn (Glen Powell) into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation's confidence, turned around the Space Race, and captivated the world.