NASA’s first software engineer: Margaret Hamilton - Matt Porter and Margaret Hamilton
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The Apollo 11 moon landing was about the astronauts, mission control, software and hardware all working together as a seamless integrated system. None of which would have been possible without the contributions of one engineer: Margaret Hamilton. Who was this pioneer? Matt Porter and Margaret Hamilton detail how a woman and her team launched the software that took mankind to the Moon.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Matt Porter
- Director
- Franco Barroeta Fonseca
- Narrator
- Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Storyboard Artist
- José Ali Sánchez
- Animator
- José Ali Sánchez, Vidal Barrera, Santiago Carreto, César García, Irma Arellano, Ricardo González, Daniela Leal
