#apollo guidance computer

[commodorez]

An early Apollo Block II DSKY under the care of Mike Stewart, demonstrating P65 (one of the important lunar lander decent programs)  I don't think this DSKY was a formal exhibit, but it was cool. It's from around the time of Apollo 5, early Block II hardware

VCF West XVIII

[petshopnoias]

AGC DSKY (Apollo Guidance Computer Display and Keyboard)

Dual Screen

Hackaday

Disassemble

[nintendocafe]

LEGO Ideas Women of NASA 21312 Building Kit | Buy-Now!

Features 3 LEGO builds illustrating the areas of expertise of the 4 featured women of NASA

Includes 4 minifigures: Nancy Grace Roman, Margaret Hamilton, Sally Ride and Mae Jemison

Nancy Grace Roman’s build features a posable Hubble Space Telescope with authentic details and a projected image of a planetary nebula

Margaret Hamilton’s build features a stack of book elements, representing the books of listings of Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) onboard flight software source code

Sally Ride and Mae Jemison’s build features a launchpad and Space Shuttle Challenger with 3 removable rocket stages

Includes a booklet with building instructions, plus information about the 4 featured women of NASA, the set’s fan creator and the LEGO designers

[thisobscuredesireforbeauty]

The Apollo Guidance Computer. Source

[egglybagelface96]

Uploaded a much better resolution of my previous PGNS star chart post. Posting the star list again, the chart and navigation stars are a really helpful tool in memorizing the night sky, renewed purpose for an old Apollo G&N supplement.

direct link (4000x1800)

[commodorez]

Block I and a half Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC).

This developmental unit was on display at VCF East 9.1 way back in 2014, and I'm not sure whom exactly it belonged to. It's more advanced than a Block I but it isn't quite a Block II

[commodorez]

Do you have a favorite NASA spacecraft computer?

Not really, no.

There are some cool computers used by NASA for spacecraft, and I'll take any opportunity to post pictures of ones I've seen.

Like the Honeywell Alert 1C out of the X-15

There's also the Apollo Guidance Computer. Always a classic.

Can't forget the Launch Vehicle Digital Computer from the Saturn V Instrument Unit

There are so many other ones that I don't have photos of (I looked). Like the Gemini OBC, Apollo PGNCS, Apollo AGS, the Titan's ASC-15, the IBM System/4 Pi used on Skylab, MOL, and the shuttle...

So many good computers!

[commodorez]

A discussion with @the-technicolor-whiscash reminded me of this awesome video talking about Don Eyles discussing the Apollo Guidance Computer