The Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) was a digital computer produced for the Apollo program that was installed on board each Apollo command module (CM) and Apollo Lunar Module (LM). The AGC provided computation and electronic interfaces for guidance, navigation, and control of the spacecraft. [ 3 ]

Explore the groundbreaking Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC), a masterpiece in computer science and engineering. Learn about its design challenges, role in Apollo 11, and lasting legacy in modern tech.

Events affecting the choice of computer systems for the emerging Space Shuttle can be traced back to the Apollo era. Before the first piloted Apollo flight, NASA was working on defining an orbiting laboratory ultimately known as Skylab.

2019年7月16日 · So how powerful was the Apollo 11 computer compared to today’s PCs? The specifications of the Apollo 11 computer are laughable by modern standards. A 1.024MHz processor with 2KB of RAM compares so poorly to the power inside a modern computer that it becomes ridiculous.

2019年7月17日 · Getting the Apollo 11 astronauts to the moon in July 1969 required the development of an incredible array of innovative high technology, created at a furious pace: the world’s biggest rocket; the...

2019年7月16日 · The Apollo Guidance Computer, in both its guises—one on board the core spacecraft, and the other on the lunar module—was a triumph of engineering.

Even though the last Saturn V flew decades ago, the Apollo moon landings remain one of mankind’s greatest engineering efforts. What makes them even more impressive was the era in which they were designed. Inside the apollo capsule. The Apollo Guidance Computer is located to the upper left of the crawlway tunnel.

2019年6月9日 · When Apollo 11 touched down in the Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969, it was more than a triumph of the human spirit, it was also the story of a cybernetic wonder called the Apollo Guidance...

The Apollo space program, and the technical efforts needed to transport astronauts from the Earth to the moon and back safely, helped accelerate technological progress in the United States and the wider world, including the rise of the semiconductor industry.

2020年1月30日 · Fooling the smartest computer in space. Four minutes before the LM began its descent, the computer displayed a countdown to ignition on the DSKY.