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A modern smartphone holds more computing power than all of NASA’s Apollo program

The computer that guided astronauts to the moon and back operated with roughly 2,048 words of erasable memory and 36,864 ...
BGR

What Computers Does NASA Use?

NASA has been practically synonymous with advanced computing for nearly 70 years. To this day, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration continues to accomplish the impossible with computers.
Scientific American

NASA’s Apollo moon missions relied on this computer scientist and differential equations

It’s July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are about to land on the moon. They will be the first humans to set foot on Earth’s only natural satellite. Suddenly, the onboard computer flashes: ...
The Economist

NASA’s Moon-base plans mark a rethinking of its future

“THE UNITED STATES will never again give up the Moon.” This line in a memo that NASA staff received from their boss, Jared Isaacman, on March 24th, sought to recast the stakes in America’s race with ...