WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV (WVNS) - If you were to ask Katherine Moore what kind of woman her mother was, she’d say fashionable, friendly and always willing to learn.

Her legacy continues to live on in West Virginia and across the world.

According to the NASA biography on Johnson, she was handpicked to be one of three black students to integrate West Virginia’s graduate schools.

Being a woman in STEM, on top of being a black woman, Johnson faced her own sets of challenges.

Her daughter Katherine Moore said nothing could keep her spirit down.

“She went to work every day. She didn't want to miss work. So the legacy to me is that she was a determined persistent…again I use the word visionary, but she was enthusiastic about what she did," said Moore.

Back when Johnson worked for NASA she

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