Digital Apollo : human and machine in spaceflight / David A. Mindell.
Digital Apollo : human and machine in spaceflight / David A. Mindell.
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Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, c2008.
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N629.474/3
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English
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359 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Human and Machine in the Race to the Moon -- 2. Chauffeurs and Airmen in the Age of Systems -- 3. Flying Reentry: The X-15 -- 4. Airmen in Space -- 5. "Braincase on the tip of a firecracker": Apollo Guidance -- 6. Reliability or Repair? The Apollo Computer -- 7. Programs and People -- 8. Designin...
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Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, c2008.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
c2008.
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"As Apollo 11's lunar module descended toward the moon under automatic control, a program alarm in the guidance computer's software nearly caused a mission abort. Neil Armstrong responded by switching off the automatic mode and taking direct control. He stopped monitoring the computer and began flying the spacecraft, relying on skill to land it and...
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Digital Apollo : human and machine in spaceflight / David A. Mindell.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-334) and index.
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c2008.
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N629.474/3
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74VM8yzBwXMM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM8yzBwXMM
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9780262134972 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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629.474
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991000286549702626
