Don Eyles

About the Author

Don Eyles is a pioneering software engineer whose career at MIT's Draper Laboratory in the late 1960s and early 1970s placed him at the heart of NASA's Apollo program. As the lead developer for the Apollo Guidance Computer's software, he contributed to the digital brain that guided astronauts to the Moon, troubleshooting critical issues during Apollo 14's historic mission. Now retired, Eyles draws on his firsthand experiences to illuminate the human ingenuity behind space exploration. In his memoir Sunburst and Luminary: An Apollo Memoir, he recounts the intense collaboration, technical challenges, and triumphs that defined an era, offering readers a rare insider's perspective on the blend of innovation and grit that made lunar landings possible.