Six Off-Main-Thread Apollo Connections That Still Shape the Future of Technology, Science, and Safety
Discover six overlooked Apollo program connections that secretly influence microchips, rockets, biosafety, stealth, and lunar science.
Apollo Program
How did Apollo’s inertial navigation system work?
Apollo’s inertial navigation system: how gyroscopes and star alignments guided astronauts to the Moon and back.
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Beyond the Code: Unpacking the Hilarious and Human Comments in the Apollo 11 Source Code
Uncover the fascinating, often funny, human comments in Apollo 11 Assembly source code by moon landing programmers.
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The Apollo 11 Guidance Software: Engineering Humanity’s Path to the Moon
Discover how MIT engineers created the Apollo 11 guidance software that landed humans on the Moon.
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Beyond the Source Code: Exploring the Saved Documentation of the Apollo Guidance Computer
Explore the revolutionary Apollo Guidance Computer that landed humans on the moon with just 32KB of memory. Discover how astronauts used it, how its software was literally woven into hardware, and meet the pioneering programmers who made it all possible. An in-depth look at NASA’s computing marvel that changed technology forever.
Why Apollo 18, 19 & 20 Never Flew: The Moon Missions That Died on Paper
Discover why NASA cancelled Apollo 18, 19 & 20, the hardware, crews, and science we lost, and how those cuts shaped Skylab, Shuttle, and today’s Artemis plans.
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