To the Moon
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Chronicles the Apollo effort as a set of engineering decisions and near-misses: Ranger needs seven tries to send pictures, Saturn V and Gemini train and test flight mechanics, the lunar module lands with about 3% fuel left after a 1 km/h separation bump, onboard computer spits 122 alarms (interpreted as an overload) and mission control—relying on Margaret Hamilton's prioritized real‑time software and Steve Bales' instant go/no‑go—chooses to continue, contact light appears and the landing succeeds.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Start
- 2:23Part 1 Summer 1969
- 3:32Megabyte
- 8:26We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy. but because they are hard...
- 10:22Everything
- 20:09Powered Descent
- 40:18Your Story
- 41:11Little Things
- 45:00Leadership
- 45:14Leader Hero
- 45:55Armstrong: Shutdown Aldrin: OK Engine Stop Aldrin: ACA out of Dentent Armstrong Out of Detent. Auto Aldrin: Mode control, both Auto Aldrin: Decent Engine Command Override, Off Aldrin: Engine Arm ofl. 413 is in
