Comparing Tech Used for Apollo, Artemis NASA Missions

Re:Comparing Tech Used for Apollo, Artemis NASA Missions by pomian on Monday January 01, 2024 @04:52PM (#38835665)

Another chance to recommend a book that I learnt about from HN: I highly recommend the book, Sunburst and Luminary; http://www.sunburstandluminary.com/SLhome.html

A technical pleasure and also very good glimpse into the Apollo team - working together, to land on the moon. It is a fun easy read, written by the fellow in charge of programming the guidance computer on the lunar lander. It is also a great snapshot of that time in history, the excitement of Apollo, and with the frustration of the Vietnam war going on, some protests, etc. Just a hint - the main programmer, was an English major, and his use of the right words, were a key factor in the success of of creating an efficient and effective computer language.

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Re:Comparing Tech Used for Apollo, Artemis NASA Missions by kevdev on Monday January 01, 2024 @09:03PM (#38837253)

Thanks for sharing this. I had the pleasure to work with Don Eyles in a previous job, he is a brilliant man, didn’t realize he had written a book. I actually didn’t even realize who he was initially when I first met him until another co-worker told me of Eyles’ history.

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