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Meet the MN Engineer Who Served As Apollo 11's Safety Net

By David Gillette
Steve Anderson as a young employee at UNIVAC
Steve Anderson as a young employee at UNIVAC

During the Apollo 11 moon landing, Steve Anderson was sitting right here in Minnesota, ready to jump into action if something went wrong. And the computer that he ran was potentially all that stood between the Apollo 11 astronauts and a one-way ticket into deep space. Here's why his work was so important.

 

 

 


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