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One of NASA’s ‘Hidden Figures’ will be in Hampton

Christine Darden will speak about NASA's 2017 honored inductees at the Hampton History Museum next month (HNNDaily Photo/ Courtesy of the Hampton Convention & Visitor Bureau)
Christine Darden will speak about NASA’s 2017 honored inductees at the Hampton History Museum next month (HNNDaily Photo/ Courtesy of the Hampton Convention & Visitor Bureau)

HAMPTON — Christine Darden will discuss NASA‘s 2017 Hall of Honor inductees at the Hampton History Museum.

Admission to the lecture is free for museum members and $5 for non-members.

According to the city’s Convention & Visitor Bureau announcement, Darden is one of the “Hidden Figures” mentioned in the novel by Margot Lee Shetterly, which was later adapted into a film, and worked for NASA as a mathematician and engineer for 40 years.

She also helped select the 18 Hall of Honor inductees, including Mary Winston Jackson, Katherine Johnson and Dorothy J. Vaughan, who were recognized for leadership, atmospheric sciences, facilities and flight design, flight testing and military aircraft, according to the city’s news release.

The Port Hampton Lecture Series with Christine Darden is at the Hampton History Museum, 120 Old Hampton Lane on Nov. 5 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Attendees can use the free parking garage across the street from the museum.

For more information, visit the museum website or call 757-727-1102.

Julia Marsigliano
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Julia Marsigliano is a multimedia reporter for WYDaily. She covers everything on the Peninsula from local government and law enforcement agencies to family-run businesses and weather updates. Before WYDaily, she covered Hampton and Newport News for WYDaily’s sister publication, HNNDaily before both publications merged in December 2018. Julia was born in Tokyo, Japan and moved to Long Island, New York in 2001. A true New Yorker, she loves pizza, bagels and good Chinese food. Send comments, tips and other tidbits to julia@localvoicemedia.com. You can follow her on Twitter at @jmarsigliano

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