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Detailed explanation-1: -On November 6, 2020, a satellite named after her (ÑuSat 15 or “Katherine", COSPAR 2020-079G) was launched into space. In February 2021, Northrop Grumman named its Cygnus NG-15 spacecraft to supply the International Space Station the SS Katherine Johnson in her honor.

Detailed explanation-2: -She died on Feb. 24, 2020. NASA Administrator James Bridenstine said, “Our NASA family is sad to learn the news that Katherine Johnson passed away this morning at 101 years old. She was an American hero and her pioneering legacy will never be forgotten."

Detailed explanation-3: -Katherine Johnson was a NASA mathematician who played a key role in several NASA missions during the Space Race, including calculating the trajectory needed to get the Apollo 11 mission to the moon and back.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most Searched NASA Mathematician, Katherine Johnson: Katherine Johnson’s calculations helped put people into orbit around the Earth, then onto the moon.

Detailed explanation-5: -Katherine Johnson was a NASA mathematician who helped calculate the flight path for NASA’s first manned space mission in 1962, and made important calculations for the Apollo moon landing.