7:16Apollo's Code: Meet the Computer Programmer Who Landed Us on the MoonPerhaps the most dramatic moment of Apollo 11's mission to the moon was when the Eagle began its final descent to the lunar surface and the ship's computer became overloaded. Few were more nervous than the young computer programmer who had written the code for the landing. On the Apollo 11's 50th anniversary, WSJ sat down with programmer Don Eyles. Photo: Alexander Hotz/WSJ

Source: Wall Street Journal July 15, 2019 10:52 UTC