(Photo: IBM)This Saturday, July 20th, is the 50th anniversary of one of humanity’s greatest technological achievements: landing people on the Moon, and subsequently returning them safely to Earth.
The Moon landing, and the innovations that led up to it, shaped the dreams and aspirations of a generation and beyond. An integral player in the manned space program was IBM, which provided the high-performance computing that helped NASA envision the decade-long push for Moon. NASA tapped IBM’s federal business, based in Owego, N.Y., to build and run the command-and-control machines and calculators needed to collect rocket telemetry, determine flight paths, and … →Early studies of multistage, solid- fuel rockets use an IBM CPC for engineering calculationsThe flight of the first American to orbit the Earth is monitored by IBM computersNASA achieves the first manned landing on the moon with the help of IBM computersIBM computers and software play key roles in the successful first orbital flight of ColumbiaAn IBM supercomputer is selected to help chart a path for NASA’s next-generation technologyIBM computers help flight controllers make vital decisions throughout the missionsA Gemini spacecraft is guided through re- entry by its onboard IBM computer systemIBM computers in Houston assist flight controllers in the dramatic rescue of the crippled rocketThe ThinkPad 750C joins the Space Shuttle Endeavourâs mission to refurbish the HubbleThe first free-flying AI assistant joins the crew on the International Space StationEarly studies of multistage, solid- fuel rockets use an IBM CPC for engineering calculationsIBM computers help flight controllers make vital decisions throughout the missionsThe flight of the first American to orbit the Earth is monitored by IBM computersA Gemini spacecraft is guided through re-entry by its onboard IBM computer systemNASA achieves the first manned landing on the moon with the help of IBM computersIBM computers in Houston assist flight controllers in the dramatic rescue of the crippled rocketIBM computers and software play key roles in the successful first orbital flight of ColumbiaThe ThinkPad 750C joins the Space Shuttle Endeavourâs mission to refurbish the HubbleAn IBM supercomputer is selected to help chart a path for NASAâs next-generation technologyThe first free-flying AI assistant joins the crew on the International Space Station The Apollo Moon landing was the culmination of America’s greatest technological mobilization since World War II. See what it can do on Earth. But in the business world, the rate of adoption of artificial intelligence has lagged behind the level of interest through 2019. IBM is proud to have helped make that happen. At the time, I was convinced that music videos were […]AI has captured the imagination and attention of people globally.
An integral player in the manned space program was IBM, which provided the high-performance computing that helped NASA envision the decade-long push for Moon. Fifty years after the moon landing, IBM is still working with NASA to pushg the limits of technology.