50 years ago, astronauts walked on the Moon
IBM is proud to have helped make that happen. We’re still pushing the limits of technology today, like bringing the first AI-powered astronaut assistant to space. IBM is ready for what comes next — whether it leads us back to the Moon, or to finding answers that bring the world together again.
“Without IBM and the systems they provided, we would not have landed on the Moon”
NASA Flight Director, Gene Kranz
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Highlights of IBM’s history with the space program
1952
Card Programmed Calculator
Early studies of multistage, solid- fuel rockets use an IBM CPC for engineering calculations
1962
John Glenn
The flight of the first American to orbit the Earth is monitored by IBM computers
1969
Apollo 11
NASA achieves the first manned landing on the moon with the help of IBM computers
1981
Space Shuttle
IBM computers and software play key roles in the successful first orbital flight of Columbia
2007
Supercomputing
An IBM supercomputer is selected to help chart a path for NASA’s next-generation technology
1961
Project Mercury
IBM computers help flight controllers make vital decisions throughout the missions
1966
Happy landing
A Gemini spacecraft is guided through re- entry by its onboard IBM computer system
1970
Apollo 13
IBM computers in Houston assist flight controllers in the dramatic rescue of the crippled rocket
1993
Hubble Telescope
The ThinkPad 750C joins the Space Shuttle Endeavour’s mission to refurbish the Hubble
2018
CIMON in space
The first free-flying AI assistant joins the crew on the International Space Station
1952
Card Programmed Calculator
Early studies of multistage, solid- fuel rockets use an IBM CPC for engineering calculations
1961
Project Mercury
IBM computers help flight controllers make vital decisions throughout the missions
1962
John Glenn
The flight of the first American to orbit the Earth is monitored by IBM computers
1966
Happy landing
A Gemini spacecraft is guided through re-entry by its onboard IBM computer system
1969
Apollo 11
NASA achieves the first manned landing on the moon with the help of IBM computers
1970
Apollo 13
IBM computers in Houston assist flight controllers in the dramatic rescue of the crippled rocket
1981
Space Shuttle
IBM computers and software play key roles in the successful first orbital flight of Columbia
1993
Hubble Telescope
The ThinkPad 750C joins the Space Shuttle Endeavour’s mission to refurbish the Hubble
2007
Supercomputing
An IBM supercomputer is selected to help chart a path for NASA’s next-generation technology
2018
CIMON in space
The first free-flying AI assistant joins the crew on the International Space Station
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