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

Published Reston : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2000

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Description 1 online resource (255 pages) 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"" Notes Print version record Subject Project Apollo (U.S.) -- History SUBJECT Project Apollo (U.S.) fast Subject 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 Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Aronstein, David C ISBN 9781600868016 1600868010

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