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Properties of a Pocket Calculator for Astronauts
09-06-2019, 11:26 PM
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RE: Properties of a Pocket Calculator for Astronauts
(09-06-2019 11:53 AM)pinkman Wrote:  
(09-06-2019 11:36 AM)Maximilian Hohmann Wrote:  Hello!


The only thing left to calculate for a pocket calculator after every other computer dies, is for how many hours the oxygen left in the cabin is going to keep the crew alive... And honestly, I would not like to know.
And all those trajectory calculations are pretty useless because the thrusters are operarted by electric valves which themselves are controlled by the (deceased) computer. It was already like that 50 years ago on Apollo. The had a simple backup computer for the ascent from the moon with a hardwired trajectory for a rendevouz. But never any control over their engines without at least one functioning computer!

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Max

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Nice photos of the HP-41C with a keyboard overlay. Too bad the photos don't show what module was used or what programs were used, as requested by the OP.
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