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Want more inspiring, positive news? , a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. (CNN)The name of , NASA's first African American female engineer and one of the barrier-breaking inspirations for the book "Hidden Figures," will officially adorn the space agency's Washington, DC, headquarters Friday.NASA last year to name the building in Jackson's honor. Members of her family, including granddaughter Wanda Jackson, are expected to be at Friday's renaming ceremony along with Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk, the agency announced. Jackson died in 2005 at the age of 83.The renaming ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET and will on NASA's , social media accounts and app.Jackson worked at NASA for 34 years, starting as a research mathematician, and eventually became the agency's first Black female engineer. She later moved into administration and worked at NASA's equal opportunity office, leading programs that influenced the hiring and promotion of female mathematicians, engineers and scientists.In 2019, Jackson was , the nation's highest civilian honor, under the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act. Her African American colleagues at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia -- Christine Darden, Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan -- were also honored with the medal.Read MoreJackson was one of the subjects of the book "Hidden Figures," which was turned into the 2016 film of the same name, starring Janelle Monáe as Jackson and detailing the contributions of the Black women to an early spaceflight.The women were who did the complex calculations that made space travel possible. They played pivotal roles in World War II aircraft testing, supersonic flight research, and sending the Voyager probes to explore the solar system. They also helped land the first man on the moon in 1969."NASA facilities across the country are named after people who dedicated their lives to push the frontiers of the aerospace industry. The nation is beginning to awaken to the greater need to honor the full diversity of people who helped pioneer our great nation," former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a announcing the renaming plans.CNN's Leah Asmelash and Alaa Elassar contributed to this report.

Want more inspiring, positive news? , a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. (CNN)The name of , NASA's first African American female engineer and one of the barrier-breaking inspirations for the book "Hidden Figures," will officially adorn the space agency's Washington, DC, headquarters Friday.NASA last year to name the building in Jackson's honor. Members of her family, including granddaughter Wanda Jackson, are expected to be at Friday's renaming ceremony along with Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk, the agency announced. Jackson died...

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