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Meet Poppy Northcutt, a trailblazer at NASA's mission control center in Houston who helped the Apollo 11 astronauts return to Earth safely.
Jul 23, 2019 · On the day of the Apollo 11 launch, Judy Sullivan, a former teacher and the first female engineer in NASA’s Spacecraft Operations, was the only woman who helped Neil Armstrong suit up for...
- Maya Salam
Jul 16, 2019 · Poppy Northcutt, Joann Morgan and Margaret Hamilton were trailblazers, "hidden figures" critical to the success of the Apollo 11 mission. Morgan said it was life-changing.
- Anchor And Managing Editor, "CBS Evening News
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Jul 20, 2019 · JoAnn Morgan, the instrumentation controller for Apollo 11, was the only woman in the firing room when the Saturn V rocket took off.
- Hilary Brueck
- Henry Blodget
Jul 20, 2019 · Fifty photos of the historic Apollo 11 mission on the 50th anniversary of that “giant leap.”
As the astronauts of Apollo 11 headed to the moon, the women of NASA were blazing new trails on Earth. "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell has their story.
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May 15, 2022 · In 1969, NASA relied on software engineer Margaret Hamilton to safely land the Apollo 11 astronauts on the lunar surface — and to bring them back home. Warning messages flashed on the screen at Mission Control on July 20, 1969.
