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Nov 30, 2016 · Computer scientist Margaret H. Hamilton helped write the software for the Apollo spacecraft. For her work, she was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.
Jul 20, 2015 · July 20, 2015 6:00 AM EDT. I t was on this day, July 20, in 1969, that the Apollo 11 astronauts reached the moon and Neil Armstrong took his famous small step. People celebrated the world over ...
May 15, 2022 · In 1969, NASA relied on software engineer Margaret Hamilton to safely land the Apollo 11 astronauts on the lunar surface — and to bring them back home. Warning messages flashed on the screen at Mission Control on July 20, 1969. As the Apollo 11 lunar module — designated Eagle — descended toward the Moon’s surface, NASA had to decide ...
Mar 22, 2024 · "Margaret and the Moon" (2017) written by Dean Robbins and illustrated by Lucy Knisley, tells young readers the story of pioneering computer scientist Margaret Hamilton, who wrote the software for ...
Matt Porter and Margaret Hamilton detail how a woman and her team launched the software that took mankind to the Moon. NASA’s first software engineer: Margaret Hamilton - Matt Porter & Margaret Hamilton. Apollo program • The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program carried out by the ...
Margaret Hamilton photographer at NASA in 1989. Image credit: NASA . Over time, it became clear to all those involved in the Apollo missions that software was just as important as the hardware. Hamilton began to refer to the work her team” was doing as engineering, in an attempt to get those around her to t
Nov 12, 2019 · The world's first software engineer, Hamilton worked night and day to make Apollo 11 a success, changing the course of history.This is the untold truth of the woman who took America to the moon. One of the most important minds behind the first moon landing was a young woman named Margaret Hamilton.
