Journey to the Moon, The History of the Apollo Guidance Computer

Hall, Eldon C.

Published by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Reston, Virginia, USA, 1996

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A rare technical documentation offering not only a deep insight into the Apollo guidance computer hard- and software and its development, but also into the history of the first digital computers in the aerospace industry… - - Contents - Illustrations - Foreword - Preface - Acknowledgments - Introduction - Part I. History. - - Chapter 1 Computer Hardware - -- Gircuit Components - -- Memory Components - -- Interconnections - - Chapter 2 Computers - -- Commercial - -- Aerospace - - Chapter 3 MIT Instrumentation Laboratory - -- Polaris Guidance System - -- Polaris Computer - -- Architecture - -- Hardware - -- Flight Experience - -- Mars Mission Study - Part II. Apollo Hardware - - Chapter 4 Requirements - -- Mission - -- Schedules - -- Industrial Contractors - -- Guidance and Navigation - -- Guidance Computer - - Chapter 5 In The Beginning - Apollo Computer - -- Design - -- Interfaces - - Chapter 6 Winds of Change Were Blowing - -- Integrated-Circuit Proposal - -- The Second Generation - -- Mission Success - - Chapter 7 Block I Computers - -- Flight Prototype - -- Production - - Chapter 8 System Integration - -- Electromagnetic Interference - -- TC Trap Alarms - -- Uplink Interference - Apollo 6 Mission - -- Chapter 9 Naysayers and Advice from Outside Experts - - Chapter 10 Next-Generation - Block II - -- Implementation Meetings, 1964 - -- Characteristics - -- Architecture - -- System Interface-Input/Output Circuits - -- Mission Hardware - -- Design - -- Production - -- Evaluations - - Chapter 11 Naysayers Revisited - -- Chapter 12 Reliability - -- Design Approach - -- Component Selection - -- Evaluation and Qualification - -- Manufacturing Procedures - -- Procurement Procedure - -- Assembly - -- Acceptance Testing - -- Summary of Results - Part III. Apollo Software - - Chapter 13 Software Development - -- Apollo Software in the Early Days - -- Software Development Tools - -- Laboratory Facilities - - Chapter 14 Mission Software - -- Operating System. - -- Executive and Waitlist - -- Interpreter - -- Restart and Self-Check - -- System Input/Output - -- Verification - -- Mission Operations - - Chapter 15 Finale - -- Apollo 11 - -- Apollo 12 - -- Apollo 14 - -- Wonders Did Unfold 196 p. with 114 photos and technical illustrations, 43 plates of engineering photos.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Journey to the Moon, The History of the Apollo Guidance Computer
• Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Reston, Virginia, USA
• Publication Date: 1996
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: very good condition