I consider the Apollo Guidance Computer Display and Keyboard (DSKY – pronounced "Dis-key") to be the most important bit of hardware in the Apollo program. The Apollo Guidance Computer is arguably the most important computer ever developed. It was such an early digital computer that the norm for the location of digits hadn't yet […]
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This Apollo Navigational Computer Information Table was originally installed in the Apollo Lunar Module Mission Simulator located at Johnson Space Center in Houston. At the close of the Apollo program, the desk was purchased by a JSC engineer. The table was attached below panel 6 of the LMP's control panels and can be folded away
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The lithium hydroxide canister was designed as a replaceable filter for the Apollo Command Module environmental control unit (ECU). The main purpose of the canister was as a CO2 scrubber for breathable air for the astronauts. The ECU provided cooling, water and breathable oxygen for the astronauts’ and was connected to their spacesuits and spacecraft
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When my wife and I underwent a major renovation and addition project to our mid-century modern home, we used this as an ideal opportunity to build a showcase for my collection of Apollo artifacts. It was important to plan for where things would go from the start of the project more than two years before
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I just got my copy of the new book Apollo: The Panoramas by Mike Constantine and it is absolutely fascinating. The Apollo astronauts from each lunar landing mission did several series of panorama photographs. They would stand in one position and turn around while taking a series of a dozen or so Hasselblad photos at
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This instrument panel controlled The Crewman Optical Alignment Sight (COAS) power and docking light controls for use in the critical maneuver of docking the Apollo Command Module with the Lunar Module. It is located just below the docking window on the right side of the main instrument panel. The COAS provided the Commander with gross
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This is the cue card that Walt Cunningham held up during the Apollo 7 mission as a question for Paul Haney, NASA Public Affairs Officer and “Voice of Mission Control”. The question refers to the Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles. Once inducted, a member must reply to the question, “Are you a turtle?” with
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This CM Panel 2F controls the Cryogenics and Environmental System controls and is positioned in front of the CM pilot and LM pilot. The panel contains cryogenic tank indicators, cabin fan switches, H2 and O2 heaters, O2 pressure, H2 and O2 fans, cabin temperature, and much more. This panel is block I, but shares many
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In this clip, I’m discussing the ideas in my book (written with Rich Jurek) Marketing the Moon. Besides the amazing photos we curated many never seen before, and the stories we tell from our dozens of interviews, there are lessons in the book for businesspeople. Direct link to the segment Business Lessons from the Apollo
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My favorite artifact in my collection is this fantastic Command Module Rotational Controller Handle used on Apollo 12, which I acquired from the personal collection of Apollo 12 Lunar Module Pilot Alan Bean. It is a milled aluminum handle, approximately 4.5″ tall with a black “trigger” and indented finger grips. This “joystick” was used in
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