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

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

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

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What are these engineers doing sitting on a large format drawing of B-47s aircraft?

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This image of the Space Shuttle is truly beautiful, but is it real?

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“Pillars of Baikonur” What is the purpose of the hundreds of short, white posts near the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad?

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Is 75 meters an exceptionally close distance for two satellites to pass at >6,000 m/s?

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What would be the (most difficult) challenge to make a “10,000 year satellite”?

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Apollo 11 mission report shows velocity well below escape velocity thousands of km on the way to the Moon

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

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

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

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

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

What are these engineers doing sitting on a large format drawing of B-47s aircraft?

This image of the Space Shuttle is truly beautiful, but is it real?

“Pillars of Baikonur” What is the purpose of the hundreds of short, white posts near the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad?

Is 75 meters an exceptionally close distance for two satellites to pass at >6,000 m/s?

What would be the (most difficult) challenge to make a “10,000 year satellite”?