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What would be an example of a lower-priority task in this situation? A couple of links to the videos you mentioned: http://www.sciencechannel.com/video-topics

by dm2 12y ago

What would be an example of a lower-priority task in this situation? A couple of links to the videos you mentioned: http://www.sciencechannel.com/video-topics/space-videos/moon-machines.htm http://www.sciencechannel.com/video-topics/space-videos/moon... The above is probably one of the most informative 2 minute videos I've ever seen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWcITjqZtpU&list=PL7E69228169F0FA1B https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWcITjqZtpU&list=PL7E6922816... "there were no specs, we made it up" "if you screwed up you got a stack of papers that was 2 feet thick" "the overall memory for the Apollo guidance computer was 72 kilobytes" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClDdlBdSzrWIUijnnUDXobw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClDdlBdSzrWIUijnnUDXobw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpdHqZ5OmFOnICpZz4Mflw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpdHqZ5OmFOnICpZz4Mflw

ArkyBeagle 12y ago
Oops - display and keypad. See above :)
XorNot 12y ago
Clicked into the first one and got a thing about the insulation between the tanks - the 3rd video in the playlist was about them hiring surfboard makers to do the honeycomb insulation between the fuel tanks, since they had more experience working with the materials in the heat conditions. Just another kind of "the space program was amazing" thing - the sheer diversity of people who got hired on to contribute is continually surprising. An amazing tribute to the pragmatism of NASA under the conditions.