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Medal - Katherine Johnson
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a high-relief bust of Katherine Johnson facing slightly left, wearing glasses and a pearl necklace, set against a field densely engraved with orbital mechanics equations and mathematical formulae. The legend KATHERINE JOHNSON appears along the lower rim, with designer initials JK and CAC visible in the field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a schematic diagram depicting the orbital trajectory of the Apollo space program, showing the command and service module rendezvousing with the lunar lander ascent stage in an inner orbit, with the launch vehicle visible at the bottom and Earth labeled at lower left. Concentric dashed orbital paths fill the field, with legends identifying key mission phases, designer initials RaM and JPM in the lower field, and the circumferential legend along the upper rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | CALCULATING THE ORBITAL FLIGHTS FOR THE APOLLO SPACE PROGRAM RENDEZVOUS LUNAR LIFTOFF EARTH ACT OF CONGRESS 2019 RaM JPM |
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