Journey to the Moon : the History of the Apollo Guidance Computer.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Piccirillo, Albert C.
Other Authors:	Aronstein, David C.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Reston : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2000.
Subjects:	Project Apollo (U.S.) > History. Project Apollo (U.S.) Space flight to the moon > Data processing > History. Electronic digital computers > United States > Design and construction > History. Space vehicles > United States > Guidance systems > Design and construction > History. Electronic digital computers > Design and construction Space vehicles > Guidance systems > Design and construction United States History
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Table of Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I. History""; ""Chapter 1
Computer Hardware""; ""Chapter 2
Computers""; ""Chapter 3
MIT Instrumentation laboratory""; ""Part II. Apollo Hardware""; ""Chapter 4
Requirements""; ""Plate Section""; ""Chapter 5
In The Beginning-The Apollo Computer""; ""Chapter 6
Winds of Change Were Blowing""; ""Chapter 7
Block I Computers""; ""Chapter 8
System Integration""; ""Chapter 9
Naysayers and Advice from Outside Experts""
""Chapter 10
Next Generation-Block II""""Chapter 11
Naysayers Revisited""; ""Chapter 12
Reliability""; ""Part III. Apollo Software""; ""Chapter 13
Software Development""; ""Chapter 14
Mission Software""; ""Chapter 15
Finale""; ""Appendix""; ""Index""

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