That's the task that faced Peter Adler and Don Eyles of the MIT Instrumentation Lab who were responsible for developing the software for the Apollo Lunar Module. Their system worked, but almost ...

The Apollo program is a constant reminder that ... The telescope was used to find the position of the Lunar Module in space so that its guidance computer could do the calculations needed to ...

If you’d like to see what goes into making a 1/3-scale Apollo 11 Lunar Module, [Plasanator]’s photos and build details will show off how he constructed one for a kid’s event that was a hit!

A half-century after Apollo ... navigation system switch nearly caused disaster. Thus, when the astronauts tried to blow the bolts holding Snoopy’s descent stage, the lunar module began tumbling ...

Above: A fully mechanical design to help maintain the cleanliness of a HLS umbilical fluid transfer system during lunar operations. Lunar dust was the greatest operational challenge to the astronauts ...