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Re: Neat video about LEM stellar alignment scope
From: Francis Upchurch
Date: 2016 Jun 11, 05:43 -0700
From: Francis Upchurch
Date: 2016 Jun 11, 05:43 -0700
Thanks gentlemen for the Apollo stuff. Fascinating.
I also found these.http://www.universetoday.com/62763/13-things-that-saved-apollo-13-part-6-navigating-by-earths-terminator/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIBhPsyYCiM
The youtube video on the Apollo computer was an eye opener. It was pre-microchip, all small transistors wired by hand!
Does anyone know the design of the command module sextant? Was it similar to an aircraft bubble sextant?
Best wishes
Francis
