The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Acting
Taraji's bathroom sprint monologue — Oscar-worthy rage and restraint.
Writing
Turns 'space math' into edge-of-seat tension. Who knew?
Costume
Those 60s silhouettes and color palettes? *Chef's kiss*.
Director
Theodore Melfi
Taraji P. Henson
Katherine G. Johnson
Octavia Spencer
Dorothy Vaughan
Janelle Monáe
Mary Jackson
Kevin Costner
Al Harrison
Kirsten Dunst
Vivian Mitchell
Jim Parsons
Paul Stafford
Mahershala Ali
Jim Johnson
Glen Powell
John Glenn
Ariana Neal
Joylette Johnson
Saniyya Sidney
Constance Johnson
Zani Jones Mbayise
Kathy Johnson
Donna Biscoe
Joylette Coleman
Olek Krupa
Karl Zielinski
Aldis Hodge
Levi Jackson
Kimberly Quinn
Ruth
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Katherine Johnson attended the 2017 Oscars — at 98 — and got a standing ovation when the film won for Best Adapted Screenplay.
NASA renamed a building after Johnson in 2019, and she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 — decades after her calculations made history.
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