Dusky
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July 20, 1969: The Eagle Has Landed
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Quaralane
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Such a shame that we've never been back.
Was a monster achievement back then.
Was a monster achievement back then.
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It was a momentous achievement. All the calculations were done by hand. The percision that those calculations had to have was extraordinary. If some of them were off just a little bit, there is no way that they mission would have succeeded.
Tolerances in the space craft design, plotting orbits, fuel weight calculations. It just boggles the mind....
Tolerances in the space craft design, plotting orbits, fuel weight calculations. It just boggles the mind....
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Well, I think they got to the moon by pure luck.
Considering that the computers onboard this ship had less computing powed than the one in a Casio watch.
BTW, this is the LEM from Apollo 18, currently on display at Cradle of Aviation Museum on Long Island, NY.
A few shots of the interior of the LEM.
Considering that the computers onboard this ship had less computing powed than the one in a Casio watch.
BTW, this is the LEM from Apollo 18, currently on display at Cradle of Aviation Museum on Long Island, NY.
A few shots of the interior of the LEM.
