EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted, 1 year ago People also forget that most of the actual calculations were done on paper first; the computers were basically just executing precalculated instructions. This is the stack of code used for the navigation software for the Apollo program. (Fun fact: standing next to it is Margaret Hamilton, director of NASA’s Software Engineering Division & the lead of the team who wrote that code.)
People also forget that most of the actual calculations were done on paper first; the computers were basically just executing precalculated instructions.
This is the stack of code used for the navigation software for the Apollo program.
(Fun fact: standing next to it is Margaret Hamilton, director of NASA’s Software Engineering Division & the lead of the team who wrote that code.)