“Hidden Figures” was a great movie because of the subject matter and, more to the point, the people who performed such incredible feats for their country. This is especially true given how their country treated them and their people up to that time. That the movie was a quality operation is just a bonus.
I am sad to see Mrs. Johnson gone, but it will happen to all of us sooner or later - we need to celebrate life, and what we or others have done with that gift. I am very happy that she was able to see what she and her compatriots did come to life on the big screen, and to thus have millions become aware of it. I’m a history buff, and I grew up watching the Apollo rockets go to the Moon, but I never knew a thing about the “hidden figures” until the movie came out.
Condolences to her family and friends on their loss.
We had the pleasure of going to Washington DC last summer when The Park Service used the Washington Monument to broadcast the Apollo 11 Mission. Incredible doesn’t begin to describe it.
There was a little kid behind us who was all amazed at the whole thing. I wanted to reach around and tell him to follow his dreams.
With us was one of our kids. When he was six he said he wanted to work at NASA and build rockets. He’s now 23, is an Astronautical Engineer and works at NASA. Right now he flies satellites.