the question is: why is that particular person highlighted? A lot of scientists were involved.
WE WAZ KANGS!!
Joseph Collins
Connor Powell
looks 95% white
we have this stupid one drop rule though
Liam Anderson
Shiiieeeeeet I'm smarts
Parker Garcia
There WERE black woman working at NASA on the space program, they were data handlers, the equivalent of file clerks.
They entered shit and filed shit THEY DID NONE OF THE CALCULATIONS OR RESEARCH OR ANYTIME IMPORTANT