Margaret Hamilton by Moonlight: Honoring an Apollo 11 Icon

8:07 p.m. Mojave Desert. Moonlight strikes more than 107,000 solar mirrors to create a portrait of Apollo 11 computer programmer Margaret Hamilton. Bigger than New York’s Central Park, the portrait is a tribute to Hamilton’s contributions to the Apollo program and the field of software engineering. Learn more about Margaret at To learn more about Ivanpah, visit