This is the software that would've run on the Grid Compass [1] (coincidentally, one of the earliest laptop computers), which was flown on some early shuttle fli

This is the software that would've run on the Grid Compass [1] (coincidentally, one of the earliest laptop computers), which was flown on some early shuttle flights and was used to monitor and display ground position, orbital path, and some other stuff. Basically, it was a UI to let astronauts monitor the shuttle's location in orbit. The shuttle's flight computers (especially at the time, prior to the glass cockpit upgrade) didn't really have a user interface to speak of; the SPOC gave them that. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_Compass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_Compass