Actors: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons. As the United States competed against Russia to put man into space, NASA discovered the hidden talent of a group of African-American female mathematicians who were the real brains behind one of the largest American operations in history. Based on the incredible true story of three of these women, known as the "living computers," the film follows these women as they begin to ascend alongside the great thinking minds of NASA with the task of calculating the launch into orbit. of astronaut John Glenn and guarantee his return. Dorothy Vaughn, Mary JACKSON , and Katherine Johnson overcame any professional, race, or gender limitations as their talent and desire to achieve their dreams catap.
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