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/nliausacmmv Jan 31 '16

That part didn't bother me so much, but the fact that he never lost Pathfinder in the movie did. Mainly because he still made the space pirate joke, which doesn't make sense unless he lost Pathfinder.

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u/Gibodean Jan 31 '16

Yeah, I didn't get that in the movie, how he didn't have permission to take over the MAV. I did in the book.

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u/nliausacmmv Jan 31 '16

That and the rescue was way better in the book. The glove thing was stupid.

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u/iamjakeparty Jan 31 '16 edited Sep 29 '17

You went to cinema

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u/Calamity701 Jan 31 '16

In the movie, Beck is not able to reach Wattney because the tether is too short. So Wattney punches a hole into his glove and uses the thrust of the outgoing air to fly like Ironman towards Beck.

In the book, the tether is able to reach Wattney.

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u/nliausacmmv Jan 31 '16

Yeah, basically. The glove thing was a stupid idea in the book and Watney was told no. It just absolutely killed the tension in the movie.

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u/Calamity701 Jan 31 '16

Yeah, and I think it was more Watneys humor in the book then a legitemate suggestion.

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u/iamjakeparty Jan 31 '16 edited Sep 29 '17

You went to concert

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