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http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=11416

An excellent book for people interested in Cybernetics

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The whole enchilada:

http://web.mit.edu/digitalapollo/

NPR interview with the author:

http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=92195902&m=92195896

and a Mindell presentation on one of his earlier books:

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/20

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And the full-scale cover image from

http://web.mit.edu/digitalapollo/aboutcover.html

>> No.4  

Geez, all that work just to have the switch positions all fouled up...

>> No.5  

What?

>> No.6  

Several switches are in the wrong positions for descent. (The event timer is off, and should not be. The crosshair display shows hover when it should not.)

Some switches are in impossible positions. (The timer slew switches and RCS enable switches are springloaded to center.)

Talkbacks that should be green are barberpoled. (The ASCENT helium supply is green while the DESCENT helium supply is barberpoled.)

Still a pretty picture though ^_^

>> No.7  

Holy dog, man, that's some impressive detailed knowledge of flight instrumentation right there if true.

Thought about writing the author? He may want to mark up the errors on his site.

>> No.8  

>>7
It's because I'm part of an Apollo historical research project. I know way more than my fair share. ^_^ We have the most detailed C/SM simulation in existence right now, since NASA no longer has the Apollo training simulators. In a few months we'll surpass even those. We're running the original software with original checklists, and we're just about ready to finish Apollo 7.

It would be mean to give the guy shit, especially since the book appears to be already published, so I'll leave it alone.



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