Early Apollo Missions: Earth Orbit Apollo missions flew unmanned until October 11, 1968, when Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele and ...

The Apollo program was the first to bring humans to the moon. Even though the program began in the early 1960s until 1972, with 12 astronauts walking the moon's surface during this time frame, there ...

The Bell 47 became the first helicopter certified for civilian use on March 8, 1946. Designed by Arthur M. Young, more than 5,600 Bell 47 helicopters were produced until 1974, including 1,200 under ...

Apollo crewed Earth-orbiting mission. First crewed flight with the lunar module. Crew: James McDivitt, David Scott and Russell “Rusty” Schweickart. Apollo lunar mission. The final dress rehearsal ...

Margaret Hamilton, who coined the term “software engineering” and led the development of on-board flight software for NASA’s Apollo program in the 1960s, died last week at the age of 90. A recipient ...

Margaret Hamilton, a pioneer in computer engineering as well as space technology, has died at age 90. Her history includes her Midwestern roots before she moved to Boston.

Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90. By Trip Gabriel Almost forgotten now, the mission circled the Earth for 10 days, performing a ...

Margaret Hamilton, a groundbreaking computer scientist who led the team that created the onboard flight software for NASA’s moon-bound Apollo program, has died ...

That's one small step for a man. One very expensive leap for the United States. Okay, sure, some would argue focusing on the total cost of the Apollo program defeats the purpose. Stepping onto the ...