MVP 2022 Flex727 Posted April 11, 2019 MVP 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 I watched the attempted moon landing today with great anticipation. Sadly, there was a failure just seconds before the landing which prevented the mission from being a total success, however, I would like to congratulate the Israel Space Agency, Israel, and all the Israeli people for what they did accomplish. This was a private initiative that attempted to do something that only 3 other nations have accomplished in the history of man (and something that none of them are still able to accomplish). What they did successfully accomplish was to place a spacecraft into a stable orbit around the moon, which also has only been performed by three other nations. This was an inspiration to us all and I am certain the next attempt will be 100% successful. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2022 Ausman Posted April 14, 2019 MVP 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 And to think it was all done using a V130! 😀 I think the really cute trick was the way it got there in the first place. cheers, Aus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2022 Flex727 Posted April 15, 2019 Author MVP 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 15 hours ago, Ausman said: And to think it was all done using a V130! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2022 Joe Tauser Posted April 15, 2019 MVP 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 Actually..... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer The V130 has more horsepower than this. I listened to this book about the space program on audio- http://www.craignelson.us/books/rocket-men/ The actual landing of the lunar module on the moon was done by the astronauts. The landing site initially selected wasn't what NASA thought it was - it was full of boulders and Neil Armstrong had to manually fly the lander sideways for quite a distance to clear them. There are just some circumstances with too many unknown variables that a computer can't handle. J 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2022 Ausman Posted April 15, 2019 MVP 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 So true Joe. That's why Neil's name was "Armstrong", he was flapping them up and down for ages holding the lander up above those rocks. 😉 I'm always amazed at how they managed to design and build everything in the first place, without any of our "modern technology". Did you see that TV doco/series about the builds and testing? Holy moly! cheers, Aus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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