SPACE WEEK: Re-entry from space has never been easy, but Apollo 11 successfully returned from the Moon and ended its historic journey on July 24, 1969.
SPACE WEEK: The ascent from the Moon’s surface and returning to the orbiting Command Module was one of the mission’s most dangerous aspects.
Researchers have proved a new method for energy transfer in a silicon-based solar cell, which could lead to significantly higher efficiency levels.
It was one of the first modern embedded systems. But here are some more details about the Apollo Guidance Computer you may not have known.