Core among them was the Apollo Guidance Computer, charged with keeping the craft on target as it travelled to its destination and back again. Marc Verdiell, also known as CuriousMarc, is a bit of ...

Few were more nervous than the young computer programmer who had written the code for the landing. On the Apollo 11's 50th anniversary, WSJ sat down with programmer Don Eyles. Photo: Alexander ...

As Adler recounts in the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal, "OnApollo 11, each time a 1201 or 1202 alarm appeared, the computer rebooted, restarted the important stuff, like steering the descent engine ...

The following article was written by Tom Robinson, collectSPACE.com contributor.When NASA's Apollo spacecraft launched to the moon, it had on board two briefcase-size computers that for their day ...

The computer interface of NASA's 1960s Apollo spacecraft is meticulously replicated in miniature in the DSKY Moonwatch, a multifunctional timepiece created by British start-up Apollo Instruments.

Members, aerospace professionals and aviation enthusiasts are invited to the Chester Branch's lecture, titled "Apollo 11 Moon Landing".

During missions including Apollo 8, Apollo 11 and Apollo 13 ... “If you write a computer program, it either works or it doesn’t. There’s no opportunity for anyone to be subjective.” ...