NASA

CTL-E-3654 · Organization · other · 1958–present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

U.S. space agency (NACA became NASA in 1958); Dorothy Vaughan worked at its Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

The record

Also known as: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Notes

RELP82 new entity (2026-10-06). Name-collision check clean.

Referenced by

Dorothy Vaughan — affiliated with → this record
Emmett W. Chappelle — affiliated with → this record
Kamal Al-Mansour — affiliated with → this record
Katherine Johnson — affiliated with → this record
Lonnie G. Johnson — affiliated with → this record
Mary Jackson — affiliated with → this record
Valerie L. Thomas — affiliated with → this record

Sources

NASA - Dorothy J. Vaughan (primary source)
Scientific American - The Real Story Behind NASA's Hidden Figures

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