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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You forgot to add a raspberry pi for the on-board computer. Even though, that would probably be way more powerful than the on-board computer they used, haha

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Where you need to be pointed, how fast you're going relative to something else, how long your burn needs to be, and when it needs to be. You don't need much "computer" to figure that out.

You can totally navigate space with just a pencil, paper, a slide rule, and a sextant. Like some kinda ~~steakpunk~~ steampunk space pirate.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

There was a sextant on the early orbital and the lunar missions.

Buzz aldrin wrote a paper on navigating in space using a sextant and paper. If I remember right, the analog tools were brought along in case the computers failed, as the return capsules needed a specific reentry angle and velocity, or they’d either burn up in the atmosphere or bounce off into space.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Let's make steakpunk a thing please.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Watched an interesting video recently about the computer used in the Apollo lunar missions. Of course even basic processors now are more powerful, but it's still impressive how rock-solid stable the Apollo computers were.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

OP wouldn’t need it because their point is to say that the lander was just made from household items and staged to look like it was on the moon. To them, there’s nothing functional in that photo.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

Bro’s playing ksp in real life

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Flat earth chronicles? You're gonna need more of E to make hats.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

The factory must grow.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

What about the Blackjack and hookers? In fact, forget the lunar lander and the Blackjack!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Sure. And the next project a sub only from plastic and carbon fiber.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

This reminds me of an old screenshot of mine:

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

My team recently finished the PDR for an astroid lander, this picture is surprisingly accurate.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Is ot controlled by a controller?