Apollo 11's 4th Crew Member: A Ground-Breaking, 70 Pound Computer
The Apollo 11 crew consisted of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, but there was a crucial "fourth crew member" on board: the Apollo Guidance Computer.
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The Apollo 11 crew consisted of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, but there was a crucial "fourth crew member" on board: the Apollo Guidance Computer.
NASA's Apollo space program was dedicated to putting American astronauts on the moon.
Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin launched from Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969 with a mission to land on the moon.
For years, NASA has been creating technology for space that ends up enhancing our everyday lives.
Fortunately, for Apollo 11 and all of mankind, a young, brilliant MIT software engineer saw a potentially mission-crippling error coming from nearly a million miles away.
Growing up in rural Georgia, Lewis Wooten felt light years away from the long, illustrious career he has built at NASA.
On July 20, 1969, Commander Neil Armstrong announced to NASA mission control, "the Eagle has landed."
During the Cold War, one battlefront between the USA and USSR was in the sky, as the nations fought to be first to space.
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Otis Maxwell, 82, has been reported missing after exiting a vehicle stopped in heavy traffic on the Dan Ryan Expressway near Roosevelt Road Saturday night, police said.
Daniel Romero, 17, has been reported missing from the West Lawn neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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The White Sox's home game against the Minnesota Twins resumed Sunday evening after it was delayed due to the rain.
