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Monday, 15 Jul 2019, 02:17
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I was very interested to read this article

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jul/13/margaret-hamilton-computer-scientist-interview-software-apollo-missions-1969-moon-landing-nasa-women

Hamilton was one of the earliest software engineers and her software played a crucial part in the Apollo moon missions. It is a fascinating story.

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Judith McLean
Monday, 15 Jul 2019, 13:50
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 Very interesting read Richard,having watched the programme yesterday evening regarding Neil Armstrong.  Strange how everything focuses on the astronauts and everyone else involved gets forgotten.

Richard Walker
Tuesday, 16 Jul 2019, 01:32
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Completely agree, it was very much a team effort!