Lunar Landers
Great pictures, of course the doubters will still no believe it. An appropriate time to consider what an amazing piece of work the LEM was, by the far the most technically challenging piece of hardware the US had to to develop for the Apollo program and a real masterpiece of engineering.
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They transited the atmosphere on the way to the moon .. close enough to aviation and piloting for Tech Log ...
of course the doubters will still no believe it
All done out behind Lone Ranger rock as I recall ?
An appropriate time to consider what an amazing piece of work the LEM was
and the product of computers not any better than a good pocket calculator ...
They transited the atmosphere on the way to the moon .. close enough to aviation and piloting for Tech Log ...
of course the doubters will still no believe it
All done out behind Lone Ranger rock as I recall ?
An appropriate time to consider what an amazing piece of work the LEM was
and the product of computers not any better than a good pocket calculator ...
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and the product of computers not any better than a good pocket calculator ...
From NASA history
With a lunar orbit rendezvous mission, more than one computer would be required, since both the CM and the lunar excursion module (LEM) needed on-board computers for the guidance and navigation function. The CM's computer would handle the translunar and transearth navigation and the LEM's would provide for autonomous landing, ascent, and rendezvous guidance.
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M.I.T. Apollo Guidance Computer