Moon Machines EP3: Navigation Computer

It is very interesting the process behind vast projects such as everything that involve getting a Rocket to the Moon. Is the continuous testing and researching into new technologies and ways to figure and solve all problems presented in the way, what really catches my attention is the whole hard work into the modules that conforms the complete project. As shown in the documentary, it is visible that a vast team of physicists and engineers can create incredible things. The development of new technologies is a new portal of discovery, because being new, its potential is very unknown. Seeing al the progress they did, in a very analog way and the techniques of storing data are the very roots of the technology we have today. Thinking about history, I ask myself, how could it be all the possible approaches in order to complete this task/project. All the key minds that manage to give and solve, the solutions in a very short period of time, show how the improvisation is made, because it was a racing between the US Government with URSS.

One topic that did not mention in the documentary was Dr. Werner von Braun, which was one of the rocket developers that contributed to the NASA Space Program. It is understandable that it wasn't mentioned, because the main topic of the documentary is the navigation computer.

The key component to make this project possible was the help of the MIT with the calculations and their research facility. All components such as microcontrollers, the programs itself, the Rocket had to have certain standards in order to succeed, the lives of the astronauts depended on it.

We had manage to create enormous things, and amazing, that lead us to new technological advantages.

The article showed me the importance of working in team, having everything controlled and arranged to create the project successfully.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ1O0XR_cA0