Nathalia Holt

“Her team had become NASA’s first computer programmers. The women still worked closely with the engineers, almost all of whom were men,…

— Nathalia Holt

“When the small plane went airborne without the aid of a single propeller, it made the first American rocket-powered airplane flight.”

— Nathalia Holt

“When the handwritten guidance program was transcribed in Florida, a superscript bar was mistakenly left off the program. That one mistake meant…

— Nathalia Holt

“As Carl Sagan said, “Observation: I can’t see a thing. Conclusion: Dinosaurs.”

— Nathalia Holt

“Her work would inform mission control if the first American satellite would be a success or a crushing failure.”

— Nathalia Holt

“Barbara laughed when she saw the list of objectives: “1. Get pictures, 2. Refine space guidance techniques, 3. Impress the world.”

— Nathalia Holt

“He made her laugh, and when she spoke, Barbara could tell he was completely present, listening to her words eagerly.”

— Nathalia Holt