Women of Apollo 11

An African-American engineer and mathematician, she was the first black female engineer at NASA.

An African-American engineer and mathematician, she was the first black female engineer at NASA.

An African-American mathematician and NASA employee. It was her calculations of orbital mechanics that were critical to the successful launches of Apollo flights.

An African-American mathematician and NASA employee. It was her calculations of orbital mechanics that were critical to the successful launches of Apollo flights.

An African-American mathematician and “human computer” who calculated the trajectory for the Apollo 11 flight.

An African-American mathematician and “human computer” who calculated the trajectory for the Apollo 11 flight.

An American computer scientist, she was the only woman in the control room for the Apollo 11 mission.

An American computer scientist, she was the only woman in the control room for the Apollo 11 mission.

Margaret Hamilton, the only woman in the control room for the landing of Apollo 11.

Margaret Hamilton, the only woman in the control room for the landing of Apollo 11.

I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually. James Baldwin

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Saturn rocket with Apollo 11 crew projected on the Washington Monument for the 50th anniversary of moon landing.

Saturn rocket with Apollo 11 crew projected on the Washington Monument for the 50th anniversary of moon landing.

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