People seem to forget that explosions on the launchpad were commonplace in the 50s and early 60s as well as the rocket technology was still maturing (unmanned of course).
That was the opposite of what happened. Ground control crunched numbers through their mainframes then radioed up to the crew what numbers to punch into the Apollo flight computers.
I found a Pickett 515-T that someone abandoned, still in the plastic envelope in the leather case. Looking for a more versatile slide rule, I picked up a Pickett N3-ES. Then I, following Kip’s recommendation in Robert A. Heinlein’s “Have Spacesuit will Travel” I bought a K&E 1480-3 Log-Log Decitrig (12” instead of Kip’s 20”) Recently I bought a Fredrick Post (Hemmi) 1460 Versalog, and a week later a Dietzgen Microglide 1734. I can stop any time I want to…. Really…. I can.
Yeah, they wanted to initialise measurement unit that tracks attitude in the LM. It just powered up and has no correct attitude information yet, but they need to use it for attitude control after CM shutdown. Correction (math) is needed because of misalignment of attitudes of two modules.
We went to the moon using slide rules. Now seeing explosions on the launchpad is commonplace.
You think that's impressive? Your smartphone has more computing power than the entire Apollo program combined.
People seem to forget that explosions on the launchpad were commonplace in the 50s and early 60s as well as the rocket technology was still maturing (unmanned of course).
@@martynix4277 Buzz Aldrin’s slide rule made it to the moon. No smart phone there yet.
I like this scene mostly. A slide rule!
Don’t go into space unless you know calculus? I’d die, my math sucks. I have great respect for those that are math genius’s. Any science really.
so bad ass man
Wait, is that the actor from "Mazes and Monsters"?
Cool.
That was the opposite of what happened. Ground control crunched numbers through their mainframes then radioed up to the crew what numbers to punch into the Apollo flight computers.
Can you imagine being in this situation?
I just brought a Pickett N-500-T slide rule form eBay,m
I found a Pickett 515-T that someone abandoned, still in the plastic envelope in the leather case. Looking for a more versatile slide rule, I picked up a Pickett N3-ES. Then I, following Kip’s recommendation in Robert A. Heinlein’s “Have Spacesuit will Travel” I bought a K&E 1480-3 Log-Log Decitrig (12” instead of Kip’s 20”) Recently I bought a Fredrick Post (Hemmi) 1460 Versalog, and a week later a Dietzgen Microglide 1734. I can stop any time I want to…. Really…. I can.
Anyone able to explain the math here? I’m guessing it was needed so they could orient the ship before shutting down?
Yeah, they wanted to initialise measurement unit that tracks attitude in the LM. It just powered up and has no correct attitude information yet, but they need to use it for attitude control after CM shutdown. Correction (math) is needed because of misalignment of attitudes of two modules.