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Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician whose calculations were instrumental in the Apollo 11 mission, has died.

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We’re saddened by the passing of celebrated#HiddenFiguresmathematician Katherine Johnson.

The film won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Johnson presented at the ceremony and received a standing ovation.

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