When you hear the phrases “astronauts” and “NASA”, what pops into your mind? Sending a monkey into outer space? Dreaming as a child of rocketing into the stars? Famous figures like Neil Armstrong? A new film, “Hidden Figures,” will paint another picture in your brain: the black women who played important roles in NASA. Premiering today, January 13, 2017, the movie shares the true story of three African American women who, while living the 1960’s Jim Crow South, earned invaluable positions at NASA’s space program. The leading ladies of the film, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe, respectively play Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson. For all of you book lovers, the film is based on a book by Margot Lee Shetterly. The film’s star? Katherine Johnson, Henson’s character, who deserves the title of “human computer” thanks to her skillful calculation of rocket trajectories in NASA’s Apollo space missions to the moon. If you love hearing about women kicking ...