Poppy Northcutt was hired in 1965 through NASA contractor TRW after graduating early from the University of Texas with a degree in mathematics.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by Wikipedia (sourced to NASA JSC oral history), AIAA/Aerospace America, and multiple derivative biographical sources with no contradictions.
Sources
- Inside Apollo mission control, from the eyes of the first woman on the job (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/women-reflect-on-apollo/ (aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org)
- https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/history/oral_histories/NorthcuttFM/NorthcuttFM_11-14-18.htm (historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov)