Her name is Melba Roy Mouton. If that name isn't familiar, perhaps her life's work is. Mouton's work as a mathematician and computer programmer in the 1950s helped Neil and Buzz walk on the moon.

Mons Mouton, a mountain near the moon's south pole, has been officially named after Melba Roy Mouton, a pioneering NASA computer programmer and mathematician in the 1960s and '70s.

This unique feature will now be referred to as “Mons Mouton,” after NASA mathematician and computer programmer Melba Roy Mouton. Mouton was born in Fairfax, Virginia, in 1929.

Melba Roy Mouton is now one of the handful of scientists and mathematicians that do. What You Need To Know. Melba Mouton was an accomplished Black mathematician and computer programmer for NASA ...

(CNN) - A mountain on the moon now has a name that celebrates Black History Month in a special way. Scientists named a lunar mountain near the satellite’s South Pole Mons Mouton. Mons was selected ...

image: Melba Mouton, a mathematician and computer programmer in NASA’s Trajectory and Geodynamics Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. view more Credit: NASA ...

Mouton is considered a pioneer both for her abilities and for blazing a trail for women of color at the space agency. Skip to content. Something Good Submissions. Scholar Athlete Submissions.

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This unique feature will now be referred to as “Mons Mouton,” after NASA mathematician and computer programmer Melba Roy Mouton. Mouton was born in Fairfax, Virginia, in 1929.

Melba Roy Mouton is now one of the handful of scientists and mathematicians that do. What You Need To Know. Melba Mouton was an accomplished Black mathematician and computer programmer for NASA ...

Mouton is considered a pioneer both for her abilities and for blazing a trail for women of color at the space agency. Skip to content. Surprise Squad. Ask ME. Kindness Day.

Mouton is considered a pioneer both for her abilities and for blazing a trail for women of color at the space agency.