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President Trump renames NASA facility in Fairmont to honor WSS native Katherine Johnson

December 28, 2018
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President Donald J. Trump honored West Virginia native Katherine Johnson, of “Hidden Figures” fame, by renaming a NASA facility in Fairmont, following efforts by West Virginia leaders to have Johnson’s contributions celebrated.

Jill Upson, executive director of the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs, spearheaded the process in February 2017. Upson, a state delegate at that time, co-sponsored bill HCR 26 which encouraged Congress to rename the NASA IV & V facility to recognize Katherine Johnson, whose mathematic calculations were crucial to the United States reaching outer space.

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito acted on the resolution and introduced her bill on the matter, S.3389, in August 2018. The bill passed both houses of Congress and was signed into law by President Trump on Dec. 11, 2018.

Director Upson praised Johnson and her revolutionary work, and reflected on the West Virginia Legislature’s decision to name Aug. 26 as “Katherine Johnson Day.”

“When I got the idea to honor Katherine Johnson in January of 2017, after seeing the movie ‘Hidden Figures,’ I was pleasantly surprised by the overwhelming excitement that I was met with from people all throughout the state,” Upson said. “Not only was helping to create Katherine Johnson Day a great accomplishment on behalf of this brilliant West Virginian but renaming the NASA IV & V facility for her elevates her achievements in math and science to a national level. Dr. Johnson literally changed the world and she is worthy of this high honor.”

Upson added that shining a positive light on West Virginia, and showcasing the achievements of West Virginians such as Johnson, is one of the ways she hopes to serve the Mountain State in her new role at HHOMA.

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