The AGC, was, as the Journal reports, “the first digital general-purpose, multitasking, interactive portable computer” and without it, and the software behind it, the Apollo 11 moon mission would have ...

The replica Apollo command module control panel features every switch, knob and indicator as the original, based on the blueprints for and 3D scans of the historic NASA spacecraft.

The Apollo Guidance Computer is a remarkably important piece of computing history. It’s the computer that guided the Apollo lander to land on the moon. We’ve seen a few replica builds o… ...

In Another Giant Leap, Apollo 11 Command Module Is 3-D Digitized for Humankind Five decades after Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins journeyed to the moon, their spaceship finds a new digital life ...

The Apollo program marked the first time humans had trusted the piloting a spacecraft or aircraft to a computer system. The AGC was designed by MIT, built by Raytheon, and it weighed 70 pounds and ...

T here wasn’t much glamour in an Apollo command module. The ship was little more than an 11-ft (3.3 m) tall conical capsule that served as home to a trio of astronauts for most of their trip to ...

An Apollo Guidance Computer (left), with DSKY module (right). For reference, the AGC pictured here measures 61×32×17 cm. Credit: NASA How the AGC worked: Jobs and Tasks ...

Explore the Apollo 11 Command Module in 3D ... including a warning about “smelly waste!” that presumably cautioned intrepid explorers to keep away from a certain panel on the cramped craft. ...

Note to editors: 360-degree photos, video and more multimedia available for media are available to media outlets.. To mark the 47th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon-landing mission, the Smithsonian ...