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NASA pioneer Katherine Johnson has passed away at the age of 101.

The NASA scientist’s life was documented in Hidden Figures, the Oscar nominated film. The film starred Taraji P. Henson as Katherine, with Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae also starring.

“We’re saddened by the passing of celebrated #HiddenFigures mathematician Katherine Johnson. Today, we celebrate her 101 years of life and honor her legacy of excellence that broke down racial and social barriers,” NASA tweeted out on Monday (February 24).

Katherine‘s work with NASA played a key role in the Apollo 11 moon landing.

We’re remembering all the celebrities who passed away this year. RIP.

The stars of the movie Hidden Figures welcome the film’s subject Katherine Johnson to the stage at the 2017 Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday (February 26) in Hollywood.

The film is nominated for Best Picture tonight and the three stars – Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae – introduced the real-life NASA physicist and mathematician while presenting an award at the show.

Octavia was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the awards show this evening.

Watch the video of the touching moment at the Oscars below!