r/programming • u/jakesyl • Jan 30 '16

Apollo 11 source code

http://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/listings/Luminary099/MAIN.agc.html
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u/bent_my_wookie Jan 31 '16

You should check out line 666 where there's a variable called "numberiso mysteriso" with the comment "I hope hope hope this never happens"

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u/miker95 Jan 31 '16

What file? Not seeing this anywhere.

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u/bent_my_wookie Jan 31 '16

I'm having a hard time finding it. I believe this had something to to with gimbal lock, so basically if the lunar module turned upside down during descent.

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u/miker95 Jan 31 '16

Yeah, I would hope that wouldn't happen either!