Fun fact: the code which took Apollo 11 to the moon is available on github https://github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo-11/blob/master/Luminary099/LUNAR_LANDING_GUIDANCE_EQUATIONS.agc#L179
And if you look through it you'll see that - joyfully - it also includes original comments.
My absolute favourite thing about the Moon Code is that it includes comments like this: "TEMPORARY - I HOPE HOPE HOPE"
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@girlonthenet The real hero of the Apollo 11 mission was Margaret Hamilton. She developed the fault recovery mode that allowed the lunar lander to continue its descent even after the computer reached task overload state (when Aldrin pressed a button) and was able to correct the critical situation itself.
