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February 1971.
"Apollo 14" is in the orbit of the moon and prepare for landing the lunar module.
Prior to de-orbit remains couple of turns. MCC in Houston computer checks the data of the lunar module and sees that the switch is activated «Abort» - key stage separation of the lunar module and the inclusion of its engines (emergency off from the lunar surface). Houston clears this bit, but an hour later he again equal to one, as if the button is clicked. What the hell?
The pilot of the lunar module at the request of MCC knocks on the switch panel - unit disappears. It is clear - in the chain of keys hanging or posting a drop of solder and willfully closes, opens the contact. Sit down with this is impossible, since with shaking certainly contact closes and the lunar module emergency takeoff, not prilunivshis.
To address the issue leaves two hours - during one round of "Apollo" around the moon.
Programmer's lunar module Donald Ailsa middle of the night dragged out of bed Air Force officers, reported that he has 90 minutes to solve the problem, and literally in his pajamas driven into MIT. There he writes in his laboratory patch patch to bypass the emergency signal takeoff and after landing - reactivate. Houston gets a patch test it on the simulator, "Apollo 14", and - thank the gods - it works!
Code read out the astronauts when the ship was already in the round of planting. As a result, the module with the astronauts sat (though not without other problems) in the vicinity of the crater Fra Mauro, a lunar mission was accomplished.
Drop of solder, 23-year-old programmer, and 400 000 kilometers between them.
(Finger Ailsa just lies on the ill-fated button)
1. World manned space program. History. Appliances. People
2. Donald Isles. Tales from the lunar module (Eng.)
Source: geektimes.ru/post/242528/
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"Apollo 14" is in the orbit of the moon and prepare for landing the lunar module.
Prior to de-orbit remains couple of turns. MCC in Houston computer checks the data of the lunar module and sees that the switch is activated «Abort» - key stage separation of the lunar module and the inclusion of its engines (emergency off from the lunar surface). Houston clears this bit, but an hour later he again equal to one, as if the button is clicked. What the hell?
The pilot of the lunar module at the request of MCC knocks on the switch panel - unit disappears. It is clear - in the chain of keys hanging or posting a drop of solder and willfully closes, opens the contact. Sit down with this is impossible, since with shaking certainly contact closes and the lunar module emergency takeoff, not prilunivshis.
To address the issue leaves two hours - during one round of "Apollo" around the moon.
Programmer's lunar module Donald Ailsa middle of the night dragged out of bed Air Force officers, reported that he has 90 minutes to solve the problem, and literally in his pajamas driven into MIT. There he writes in his laboratory patch patch to bypass the emergency signal takeoff and after landing - reactivate. Houston gets a patch test it on the simulator, "Apollo 14", and - thank the gods - it works!
Code read out the astronauts when the ship was already in the round of planting. As a result, the module with the astronauts sat (though not without other problems) in the vicinity of the crater Fra Mauro, a lunar mission was accomplished.
Drop of solder, 23-year-old programmer, and 400 000 kilometers between them.
(Finger Ailsa just lies on the ill-fated button)
1. World manned space program. History. Appliances. People
2. Donald Isles. Tales from the lunar module (Eng.)
Source: geektimes.ru/post/242528/
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