The Apollo Guidance Computer
Book description
The technological marvel that facilitated the Apollo missions to the Moon was the on-board computer. In the 1960s most computers filled an entire room, but the spacecraft's computer was required to be compact and low power. Although people today find it difficult to accept that it was possible to control…
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1 author picked The Apollo Guidance Computer as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The recommendation should have lots of “This book is what you need when space exploration is your passion. I have a passion and love for spacecraft systems and space explorations, which this book explicitly gives accounts of.
I enjoyed reading about the Apollo space missions and the ingenuity of the spacecraft designs and features, which many consider obsolete compared to today's standards.
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