Christine Darden - Wikipedia
WEBChristine Darden (born September 10, 1942, as Christine Mann) is an American mathematician, data analyst, and aeronautical engineer who devoted much of her 40-year career in aerodynamics at NASA to researching supersonic flight and sonic booms.
Christine Darden's Biography - The HistoryMakers
WEBFeb 26, 2013 · Aerospace engineer and mathematician Christine M. Darden was born on September 10, 1942 in Monroe, North Carolina. Darden was the youngest of five children born to Noah Horace Sr., an insurance agent, and Desma Chaney Mann, an …
Standing on the Shoulders of a Computer - NASA
WEBMar 29, 2013 · Christine Darden’s 40-year career at NASA led her to become one of the world’s experts on sonic boom prediction, sonic boom minimization and supersonic wing design. NASA For her final two years of high school, Darden attended Allen High School, a Methodist boarding school in Asheville, N.C.
Christine Darden: From Human Computer to Engineer - NASA
WEBAug 26, 2019 · In 1967, Christine Darden was added to the pool of ‘human computers’ who wrote complex programs and tediously crunched numbers for engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center. But Darden wanted to do more than process the data — she wanted to create it.
Pioneering NASA engineer Darden shares her journey
WEBNov 22, 2019 · In the late 1960s, Christine Darden was one of many women working as “human computers” at NASA’s Langley Research Center. Male engineers assigned her team to perform calculations that enabled the Apollo spaceflight missions to take humans to the moon and return them safely to Earth.
Breaking Barriers: NASA's Science Superstar | Christine Darden
WEBMeet NASA aeronautical engineer, Christine Darden! In this engaging video for kids, Christine Darden speaks about her career in aerospace engineering and her...
Princeton Engineering - Pioneering NASA engineer shares her journey ...
WEBNov 22, 2019 · In the late 1960s, Christine Darden was one of many women working as "human computers" at NASA's Langley Research Center. Male engineers assigned her team to perform calculations that enabled the Apollo spaceflight missions to take humans to the moon and return them safely to Earth.
NASA’s Hidden Figures Honored with Congressional Gold Medals
WEB2 days ago · The ceremony, hosted by House Speaker Mike Johnson, honored Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Dr. Christine Darden of NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, along with all the other women who served at the agency and its precursor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, or the NACA, as computers, mathematicians, and engineers.
'Hidden Figures' of the space race receive Congress' highest
WEBFILE - NASA engineer Christine Darden, who was one of the "human computers" employed by NASA during the space race, attends a Senate subcommittee panel on NASA exploration on Capitol Hill in ...
Nasa's pioneering black women - BBC
WEBFeb 11, 2021 · Christine Darden started her career in the computer pool, helping the engineers work out the trajectories needed to bring the Apollo Capsule back to Earth.