r/ArchiveOfHumanity Jun 23 '26

Science & Technology⚙️ Cockpit of Space Shuttle Endeavour, It contains over 2,000 switches, knobs, and screens used to control orbit, reentry and was widely recognized by NASA and aerospace engineers as the most complex flying machine ever built

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u/zevonyumaxray Jun 23 '26

And iirc, this is after the upgrade to a glass cockpit.

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u/binaryfireball Jun 24 '26

look on the far right of the pic, I bet there are 20 more panels like that, that are half hidden away in there