Dr Sheldon

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Why did some Apollo missions carry a grenade launcher?

apollo-program explosives asked Jul 29, 2019 at 14:58

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Why did C use the arrow (->) operator instead of reusing the dot (.) operator?

history c asked Apr 24, 2019 at 15:44

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Why was the return key symbol ↵ drawn differently from the motion of a CR-LF?

ibm-pc keyboards asked Mar 19, 2020 at 4:51

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Exactly when did Captain Picard perform his trick on Moriarty in "Ship in a Bottle"?

star-trek star-trek-tng jean-luc-picard holodeck asked Sep 17, 2018 at 3:50

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Why is it easier to escape the solar system than get to Mercury or the Sun?

orbital-mechanics delta-v the-sun escape-velocity mercury asked Jul 29, 2020 at 5:58

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Was there a backup plan in case the Shuttle toilet malfunctioned?

space-shuttle failure waste asked Jun 23, 2020 at 3:29

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How was collision detection done on the Asteroids arcade game?

programming atari asked Oct 21, 2020 at 2:22

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Did the Apollo Guidance Computer really use 60% of the world's ICs in 1963?

history apollo-guidance-computer asked Aug 27, 2019 at 18:35

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What led Yuri Gagarin to believe his hatch was not properly sealed?

soviet-union vostok-program crew-module asked Apr 11, 2021 at 13:47

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Why were the Voyager spacecraft numbered "out-of-order"?

voyager asked Nov 12, 2018 at 11:00

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Being pressured into job offer within my organization

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Why did the Apollo 13 crew extend the LM landing gear?

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Did the Apollo astronauts ever take any medications while on their mission in order to calm their nerves?

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Was planting UN flag on Moon ever discussed?

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How often is duct tape used during crewed space missions?

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Did Apollo carry and use WD40?

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Why does the government still fund SLS while SpaceX is cheaper and has the same capabilities if not better?

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Why did Wisconsin Republicans oppose postponing the April 7th election despite COVID-19 shutting down nearly all polling places?

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Was Apollo 13 radio blackout on reentry longer than expected?

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Bypassing the command/script specified in /etc/passwd

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Did a shuttle launch take most of the world's computing power?

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Are there types of animals that can't make the trip to space? (physiologically)

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Why did early game consoles need the TV to be tuned to channel 3 or 4?

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Why did Apollo 13 not use the electronics waste heat to raise the Lunar Module cabin temperature?

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Why were contact sensors put on three of the Lunar Module's four legs? Did they ever bend and stick out sideways?

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Is it possible to create a relativistic space probe going at least 0.1c with present day technology?

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Did Apollo leave poop on the moon?

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Could Apollo astronauts see city lights from the Moon?

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Was there any automated unit testing prior to 1972?

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Does any language have a unary boolean toggle operator?

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What equipment was taken from Earth to the surface of the Moon and back?

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Why didn't NASA launch communications relay satellites for the Apollo missions?

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How were Perseverance's cables "cut" after touching down?

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Arcade game: pseudo-3D flying down a Death-Star-like trench

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When was the term ‘directory’ replaced by ‘folder’?

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Is it possible to ruin one’s career by failing the Kobayashi Maru?

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Why did Moon missions state their number in radio context?

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Why would such a powerful computer (or a computer at all) be needed to go to the Moon?

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Is there any demonstrated or even proposed technology that can sterilize a spacecraft with 100% certainty and yet leave it electronically functional?

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Was it really necessary for the Lunar Module to have 2 stages?

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