Gladys West, GPS pioneer and one of NASA's famed 'Hidden Figures,' dies at 95

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A "hidden figure" of GPS development has passed away.

Gladys West, 95, died Saturday of natural causes, according to a family X post cited by National Public Radio (NPR). West "passed peacefully alongside her family and friends and is now in heaven with her loved ones," the X post read.