(CBS) – On July 6, 1969, Apollo 11 lifted off with its sight set on the moon. The crew consisted of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, but there was a crucial "fourth crew member" on ...
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Note the calendar visible just to the left of John Harasaki, who was given the job of removing essential items during the Apollo 11's quarantine period. Courtesy of the National Air and Space Museum ...
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The Apollo program utilized a sextant, a centuries-old navigational instrument, as a backup guidance and navigation system in the Command Module, independent of the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) and ...
Despite what everyone says about the power of modern devices, they’re nowhere near as capable as the landmark early NASA system. Without the computers on board the Apollo spacecraft, there would have ...
Restoration projects that focus on old computers that have long since been replaced by newer equipment always pique our interest, but this one is different. Mike Stewart, a "space engineer ...
On March 3, 1969, three astronauts rose into space on a 10-day Earth-orbital mission. The Apollo 9 space vehicle carried astronauts James A. McDivitt, commander; David R. Scott, command module pilot; ...