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How did the Apollo computers evaluate transcendental functions like sine, arctangent, log?

apollo-program history mathematics flight-computer asked Sep 27 '18 at 10:18
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What makes Ada the language of choice for the ISS's safety-critical systems?

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Could “peak Apollo levels” of support have gotten NASA astronauts to Mars in the 1980's?

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What can the KSP game actually teach about spaceflight and orbital mechanics, and what are its limitations?

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How much bigger could Earth be, before rockets wouldn't work?

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What's the physics behind XKCD #2027 (time between lightning flash and radio wave burst)?

visible-light electromagnetic-radiation refraction radio radio-frequency asked Aug 1 '18 at 14:38
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What does “Scientists rise up against statistical significance” mean? (Comment in Nature)

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When was Newton “not good enough” for spaceflight; first use and first absolute requirement for relativistic corrections?

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Which Apollo “mystery” was said to be finally solved by a better rendering engine?

the-moon apollo-program imaging photography asked Feb 13 '17 at 7:18
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What are these engineers doing sitting on a large format drawing of B-47s aircraft?

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Are there any satellites in geosynchronous but not geostationary orbits?
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If a massive object like Jupiter flew past the Earth how close would it need to come to pull people off of the surface?
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Why vent $CO_2$ and $H_2$ waste products to space on ISS?
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Sun constantly converts mass into energy, will this cause its gravity to decrease?
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Is pinging the Moon with a laser as shown on “The Big Bang Theory” possible?
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Why didn't the Space Shuttle bounce back into space as many times as possible so as to lose a lot of kinetic energy up there?
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The dreaded apocalyptic asteroid approaches Earth but lands safely on the Moon at zero relative velocity
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Could a space colony 1g from the sun work?
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Is the SpaceX Falcon Heavy payload (a Tesla car) space junk?
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Is Nibiru real or totally science fiction?
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Why does the Moon appear gray when passing between the Sun and the Earth?
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What would it take to get a message to another star?
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How is the altitude of a satellite defined, given that the Earth is not spherical?
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How far have astronauts been in space?
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Are images of exoplanets' surfaces technically possible?
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Why does the Mars InSight Lander look wet like a cardboard box that came in contact with water?
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Could a spy satellite in orbit be recommissioned to do astronomy?
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Is Venus in some way tidally locked to… Earth?
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Which LEO satellite lost over 30 km of altitude in the geomagnetic storm of 13-14 March 1989?
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Is it ethical for Chang'e-4 to bring an entire ecosystem to the moon?
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Question on giant satellite orbit
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Why do SpaceX expect the Falcon 9 rocket to explode during the in flight abort test?
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instead of pressurizing an entire spacesuit with oxygen could oxygen just pressurize the head and the rest of the body be pressurized with water?
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slowest crash on the Moon?
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How were these pictures of spacecraft wind tunnel testing taken?
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Potential high temperature power sources for a Venus lander
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How do lasers measure short distances (<1cm) when electronics are too slow for time-of-flight to work?
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Were any toxic metals used in the International Space Station?
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Is Quantum Entanglement technology possible for interplanetary communication in future to achieve low real-time latency?
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How did NASA prevent third parties from spoofing Apollo communications?
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