Home›Computing and Guidance Pioneers›NationalityBrowse ByNationalityThis dimension groups pioneers by nationality. Wikipedia defines nationality as "the legal status of belonging to a particular nation," and the earliest era of spaceflight was dominated by pioneers of just two nationalities, Soviet and American, before other countries joined in. Browsing this way collects every pioneer from a single country.FactsNationalitySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonField Origin EraWell-attested1966 1NationalityFilter Results4 entriesRoleAllGuidance and Control Engineers (3)Human Computers, Mathematicians and Software Pioneers (2)Systems Engineers and Technology Executives (1)Birth YearAll1901 (1)1908 (3)1910 (2)1916 (1)1918 (1)1921 (1)1929 (1)1933 (1)1936 (1)1943 (1)1966 (2)AgencyAllDraper (1)Glenn Research Center (1)Goddard Space Flight Center (1)Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1)Marshall Space Flight Center (1)NASA (1)Peenemünde Army Research Center (2)Roscosmos (1)TRW Inc. (1)Area (sq km)All357,022 (1)916,445 (1)9,866,632 (1)22,402,200 (1)Dissolution or End YearAll1991 (1)Government TypeAllRepublic (3)Income GroupAllHigh (2)Lower-Middle (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1776 (1)1811 (1)1922 (1)1949 (1)LandlockedAllNo (3)PopulationAll31,800,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)293,047,571 (1)340,587,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 4GermanyNationality3 entriesSoviet UnionNationality1 entryUnited StatesNationality13 entriesVenezuelaNationality1 entrySources1. Wikipedia: Apollo Guidance Computertier 2Wikimedia FoundationApollo Guidance Computer, Operation sectionQuote, Apollo Guidance Computer, Operation sectionThe AGC and its DSKY user interface were developed in the early 1960s for the Apollo program by the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory and first flew in 1966.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.