“When the handwritten guidance program was transcribed in Florida, a superscript bar was mistakenly left off the program. That one mistake meant that the program wasn’t able to correct the rocket’s course. Both the hardware failure of the Atlas antenna… — Nathalia Holt Copy Share Image
“Her team had become NASA’s first computer programmers. The women still worked closely with the engineers, almost all of whom were men, but it… — Nathalia Holt Copy Share Image
“When the small plane went airborne without the aid of a single propeller, it made the first American rocket-powered airplane flight.” — Nathalia Holt Copy Share Image
“When the handwritten guidance program was transcribed in Florida, a superscript bar was mistakenly left off the program. That one mistake meant that the… — Nathalia Holt Copy Share Image
“As Carl Sagan said, “Observation: I can’t see a thing. Conclusion: Dinosaurs.” — Nathalia Holt Copy Share Image
“Her work would inform mission control if the first American satellite would be a success or a crushing failure.” — Nathalia Holt Copy Share Image
“Barbara laughed when she saw the list of objectives: “1. Get pictures, 2. Refine space guidance techniques, 3. Impress the world.” — Nathalia Holt Copy Share Image
“He made her laugh, and when she spoke, Barbara could tell he was completely present, listening to her words eagerly.” — Nathalia Holt Copy Share Image
