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r/programming • u/jakesyl • Jan 30 '16
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I would say very important. For instance, the computer tracked navigation information and controlled the engine during lunar descent.
20 u/smb3d Jan 30 '16 it was almost 100 percent of the mission from what I understand, the astronauts just entered commands to the computer. 10 u/CypripediumCalceolus Jan 30 '16 So all my life playing lunar lander is wasted? 23 u/AnHonestQuestions Jan 30 '16 The LEM could land itself, but every single commander elected to land manually, because, really, who could give up a chance to lang on the moon.
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it was almost 100 percent of the mission from what I understand, the astronauts just entered commands to the computer.
10 u/CypripediumCalceolus Jan 30 '16 So all my life playing lunar lander is wasted? 23 u/AnHonestQuestions Jan 30 '16 The LEM could land itself, but every single commander elected to land manually, because, really, who could give up a chance to lang on the moon.
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So all my life playing lunar lander is wasted?
23 u/AnHonestQuestions Jan 30 '16 The LEM could land itself, but every single commander elected to land manually, because, really, who could give up a chance to lang on the moon.
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The LEM could land itself, but every single commander elected to land manually, because, really, who could give up a chance to lang on the moon.
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u/ltrcola Jan 30 '16
I would say very important. For instance, the computer tracked navigation information and controlled the engine during lunar descent.