[Apollo 11’s journey to the moon, annotated] (Viewer #480,948)
Aside from taking a very boring entire minute to get going, it’s an excellent condensed version of the mission from a rocketry perspective.
[Apollo 11’s journey to the moon, annotated] (Viewer #480,948)
Aside from taking a very boring entire minute to get going, it’s an excellent condensed version of the mission from a rocketry perspective.
50 years ago was The Space Age. Now it’s the information age, and you have a more powerful computer in your pocket than everything NASA had in 68. So experts say that if we started right now on another moon shot, it would take at least twice as long as it did in the 60s
Yes, we need to go back to the moon, not because it is easy but because we need more signs on it.
“Nothing says romance like a honeymoon on the moon. Stay at Luna’s first and best hotel.”
That would be the Hotel zzyzx. Remember when visiting the moon stay at the Hotel zzyzx. Just follow the directions on the giant signs….you can’t miss it.
And they tested the mess out of every piece of it.
I was struck by the launch escape system. What did the Soyez use when it had its second stage failure a few months ago?
Interesting computing power info .especially beginning at 3:50. Would you trust a couple iPhones to get you to the moon and back.
https://youtu.be/ULGi3UkgW30
Should work, if there is no helium in the cabin.
The key to the whole thing is the OS. You get a new phone or computer, and the specs indicate that it should be fast enough to melt the internet, but the crappy upgraded OS they load it with, meh.
The Beatles White Album just turned 50