During Apollo 8, Poppy Northcutt's team created the return trajectory and refined it in real time using relatively primitive computing tools.
Sources
- Inside Apollo mission control, from the eyes of the first woman on the job (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://spacehistory101.com/downloads/interview-with-frances-poppy-northcutt-mission-control-pioneer/ (spacehistory101.com)
- https://galacticjourney.org/tag/apollo-8/ (galacticjourney.org)
- https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/poppy-northcutt-the-only-woman-in-the-apollo-control-room/ (astronomy.com)
- https://innotechtoday.com/poppy-northcutt/ (innotechtoday.com)
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