Re:SpaceshipTwo crashes shortly after Mojave test flight
by Luc on Friday October 31, 2014 @04:24PM
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> computer problem forced Armstrong to take manual control and find a new landing spot at the last minute
The computer kept flying the machine despite the interrupts and reboots due to the radar switch that Buzz had left on. It was really marvelously designed to be able to keep on executing its highest priority tasks.
The reason for the (semi) manual control was that the designated landing spot was a boulder field. The computer kept on operating the throttle.
The computer kept flying the machine despite the interrupts and reboots due to the radar switch that Buzz had left on. It was really marvelously designed to be able to keep on executing its highest priority tasks.
The reason for the (semi) manual control was that the designated landing spot was a boulder field. The computer kept on operating the throttle.
Source: Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal.