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Showing posts with label Apollo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Apollo. Show all posts

The digital ranging system that measured the distance to the Apollo spacecraft

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During the Apollo missions to the Moon, a critical task for NASA was determining the spacecraft's position. To accomplish this, they d...
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The core memory inside a Saturn V rocket's computer

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The Launch Vehicle Digital Computer (LVDC) had a key role in the Apollo Moon mission, guiding and controlling the Saturn V rocket. Like most...
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A computer built from NOR gates: inside the Apollo Guidance Computer

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We recently restored an Apollo Guidance Computer 1 , the computer that provided guidance, navigation, and control onboard the Apollo flight...
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