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My dad worked on the Apollo program In The 60s. They were using analog computers to simulate fuel slosh in the tanks. He also had a flight sim display that alle
by phkahler 3y ago
My dad worked on the Apollo program In The 60s. They were using analog computers to simulate fuel slosh in the tanks. He also had a flight sim display that allegedly could go from space (earth as a circle?) To low level horizon and grid. I never saw either but am about to toss schematics for the later with the rest of his stuff. Personal note - he died in '03 and I'm done hanging on to stuff. :-)
- mietek 3y agoYou should upload them to the Internet Archive.
- jmholla 3y agoAnd/or donate them to somewhere that'd be interested in preserving them.
- OJFord 3y agoI don't have the domain expertise or interest to know what's important or rare, and I can completely understand not wanting to hang on to it personally any longer, but that sounds like something a lot of people might be interested in, that ought to be exhibited somewhere, if (as it sounds like) it's work-oriented and not too personal.
- Reticularas 3y agoDon't toss those- they belong in a museum
- HWR_14 3y agoIf you are planning to toss schematics used in the Apollo program, I would love to frame something and put it on the wall. I understand the weight of historically significant junk (and I don't think I would want to have tons of it myself), but that's very different from a piece of engineering history.
- iancmceachern 3y agoMy grandfather did also. Please don't trash them, I will take them and pay you for shipping and your time. My email is in my bio. I understand why you don't want to hang onto them, no judgement.
- dimal 3y agoI’m sure there are historians or historical societies that would love that stuff. Please don’t trash them. I’d recommend that you go to the AskHistorians subreddit and ask who would want them. I’ve seen people ask similar questions there and they seem to usually find a good home for the stuff. It would just be a little more effort than throwing it away but could mean a lot to future generations of historians.
- xpe 3y agoI sent you an email -- happy to help (virtually) with finding a good home for these. Cleaning out a lost relative's possessions can be hard. I think a lot of other people here might be able to help in some ways too.