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  • TV Episode | 7 min | Documentary

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How this Software Engineer Saved the Moon Landing
TV Episode | 7 min | Documentary
Margaret Heafield Hamilton began her career with NASA as a self taught entry level computer programmer on the Apollo project. Her initial responsibility was developing abort software routines for which she developed ...See moreMargaret Heafield Hamilton began her career with NASA as a self taught entry level computer programmer on the Apollo project. Her initial responsibility was developing abort software routines for which she developed asynchronous-programming. This technique proved serendipitous in recovering from an error during the Apollo 11 moon landing. Written by David Foss See less
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