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Locations of Apollo Guidance Computers?
I was looking at the Apollo/Soyuz command module last weekend in L.A. and
wondering if the guidance computer is still intact inside. Does anyone know the fate of the guidance computers that flew on missions? Just the command module ones of course Are they still intact within their respective command modules on display throughout the country, or were they removed to other locations? --Doug |
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Locations of Apollo Guidance Computers?
Thanks! That's very cool to know. The Apollo 18/ASTP CM display is very nice
but the plastic shell makes it hard to see a lot of the interior detail. Does anyone know about the other CM's on display? I'm especially curious about the Apollo 11 CM at the Air & Space Museum...are all of its original interior components intact including the AGC? --Doug "OM" wrote in message ... On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:46:57 -0700, "Doug Lowe" wrote: I was looking at the Apollo/Soyuz command module last weekend in L.A. and wondering if the guidance computer is still intact inside. ...My understanding is that all the equipment in the ASTP CM are the real articles, although ISTR coming across some mention during my ASTP page research that the gimballs were removed for a short time for some testing after the flight. But again, based on what I recall, all the pieces are there. OM -- ]=====================================[ ] OMBlog - http://www.io.com/~o_m/omworld [ ] Let's face it: Sometimes you *need* [ ] an obnoxious opinion in your day! [ ]=====================================[ |
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Locations of Apollo Guidance Computers?
On Aug 20, 12:13*pm, "Doug Lowe" wrote:
Thanks! That's very cool to know. The Apollo 18/ASTP CM display is very nice but the plastic shell makes it hard to see a lot of the interior detail. Does anyone know about the other CM's on display? I'm especially curious about the Apollo 11 CM at the Air & Space Museum...are all of its original interior components intact including the AGC? --Doug "OM" wrote in message ... On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:46:57 -0700, "Doug Lowe" wrote: I was looking at the Apollo/Soyuz command module last weekend in L.A. and wondering if the guidance computer is still intact inside. ...My understanding is that all the equipment in the ASTP CM are the real articles, although ISTR coming across some mention during my ASTP page research that the gimballs were removed for a short time for some testing after the flight. But again, based on what I recall, all the pieces are there. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * OM -- *]=====================================[ *] * OMBlog -http://www.io.com/~o_m/omworld* [ *] * * * *Let's face it: Sometimes you *need* * * * * [ *] * * * * *an obnoxious opinion in your day! * * * * * [ *]=====================================[ I have seen Apollo 8 in Chicago, Apollo 16 in Hunsville Alabama, Apollo 15 in Dayton and Apollo 11 in Washington DC. In all of those cases the display does not allow for looking much into the interior to see the guidance computer. I would imagine it would take some research with curators to get an answer. |
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Locations of Apollo Guidance Computers?
I've seen the Skylab 2 (Pensacola NAS, Naval Aviation Museum) and Apollo 4 (Stennis SC, Mississippi) CM's; pretty much the same problem Matthew Ota had--plexi to keep grubby-fingered kids and space geeks at a distance :/ "Doug Lowe" wrote in : Thanks! That's very cool to know. The Apollo 18/ASTP CM display is very nice but the plastic shell makes it hard to see a lot of the interior detail. Does anyone know about the other CM's on display? I'm especially curious about the Apollo 11 CM at the Air & Space Museum...are all of its original interior components intact including the AGC? -- Doc Smartass |
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