…Data Gathering + Optimization (1950s ) = Government Mainframe Deployment… 1955 1960 1965 Social Security NASA IRS Calculate Benefits for Calculate Real-Time Calculate / Store 15MM Recipients (62MM Now) Orbital Determination 55MM Records (126MM Now) th Source: Social Security Administration (75 Anniversary Retrospective), NASA – ‘Computers in Spaceflight’, CNET – “IRS Trudges on With Aging Computers” (5/08). Note: Social Security includes Americans receiving retirement benefits, old-age / survivors insurance, unemployment 179 benefits, or disability benefits. Tax records includes include total households since all are required to file taxes regardless of amount owed.