Editing Draper Laboratory (section)

===Exhibitions===
[[File:Apollo Gudiance Computer at Draper Hack the Moon exhibit.agr.jpg|thumb|[[Apollo Guidance Computer]] at the ''Hack the Moon'' exhibition, with a picture of software pioneer [[Margaret Hamilton (software engineer)|Margaret Hamilton]] at upper right]]
From time to time, Draper Laboratory hosts free exhibitions and events open to the public, which are presented in special semi-public spaces at the front of the central atrium space in the main Duffy Building. For example, in 2019 Draper presented ''Hack the Moon'', a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the [[Apollo 11|first Apollo Moon landing on July 20, 1969]]. The exhibition featured artifacts, such as the [[Apollo Guidance Computer]] hardware developed at Draper, and the mission software developed by Draper staffers including [[Don Eyles]], [[Margaret Hamilton (software engineer)|Margaret Hamilton]], and [[Hal Laning]]. Visitors could practice landing the [[Apollo Lunar Module]] on a software simulator, and then attempt to land while riding inside a full-sized [[motion simulator]] like the one used by the astronauts to practice the actual mission. Talks by Draper staffers and retirees, and free public concerts rounded out the festivities. A special ''Hack the Moon'' website was created to memorialize the celebration.<ref name="HackMoon">{{cite web |title=Hack the Moon |url=https://wehackthemoon.com |website=Hack the Moon |access-date=2021-02-24 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Trove">{{cite web |title=Digital Trove of Apollo Artifacts Debuts on Draper's New Website: Hack the Moon |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/Digital_Trove_of_Apollo_Artifacts_Debuts_on_Draper_s_New_Website_Hack_the_Moon/prweb16225503.htm |website=Cision PRWeb |publisher=Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC |access-date=2021-02-24}}</ref><ref name="Jungreis">{{cite news |last1=Jungreis |first1=Max |title=Draper dusts off treasures of the Apollo era - The Boston Globe |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2019/07/19/draper-lab-dusts-off-treasures-apollo-era/M9mJHz0urCaxwGT9WULwXJ/story.html |access-date=2021-02-24 |work=BostonGlobe.com |date=July 19, 2019}}</ref>

Other exhibitions have highlighted different aspects of the research projects conducted at Draper, including information about employment opportunities. All visitors must pass through a [[Full body scanner|security scanner]] similar to those used at airports, but special [[security clearance]]s are not required to access the semi-public areas.<ref name="CSDL-Visitor">{{cite web |title=Visitor Information |url=https://www.draper.com/contact-us/visitor-information |website=Draper |publisher=The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc |access-date=2021-02-24}}</ref>