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Moon Landing Technology Made Impossible Real

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The Moon Landing: The Technology That Made the Impossible Real

Apollo 11 was more than a mission story. This documentary explains the people, computers, architecture, testing, engineering risks and real-time decisions that turned a political promise into a safe lunar landing and return.

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Chapters

  1. A promise before the machine existed
  2. Choosing how to land
  3. The Saturn V
  4. The guidance computer
  5. Verb, noun, enter
  6. Apollo 1 changes the programme
  7. Learning in steps
  8. Leaving Earth
  9. The alarms
  10. Fuel, terrain and control
  11. The return problem
  12. How they made the impossible real

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