NASA renames Washington HQ for 'Hidden Figures' trailblazer

Washington (AFP) June 24, 2020

NASA said Wednesday that it will rename its Washington headquarters after its first black female engineer, Mary Jackson, whose story was told in the hit film "Hidden Figures." "Mary W. Jackson was part of a group of very important women who helped NASA succeed in getting American astronauts into space," NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement. "Mary never accepted the stat