monica_b1998@lemmy.world to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoOriginal Apollo 11 code open-sourced by NASA — original Command Module and Lunar Module code repos are now public domain resourceswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square48linkfedilinkarrow-up1558arrow-down15
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minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·2 months ago the crucial 30 lines of assembly for calculating Apollo 11’s navigation trajectories. I was never skeptical we went to the moon until now. How the hell can you do all that in 30 lines?!?
minus-squareBirch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up19·2 months agoImport MoonPy MoonPy.LandOnMoon() while MoonPy.OnMoon: print("john madden")
minus-squareDupaCycki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoJust applied to NASA with this code and they accepted me. Should have posted it under AGPL.
minus-squareHiddenLayer555@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI mean, the math required is basically first year college level stuff. Making a machine that will accurately follow that trajectory and not kill you is the hard part.
I was never skeptical we went to the moon until now.
How the hell can you do all that in 30 lines?!?
Import MoonPy MoonPy.LandOnMoon() while MoonPy.OnMoon: print("john madden")Just applied to NASA with this code and they accepted me. Should have posted it under AGPL.
I mean, the math required is basically first year college level stuff.
Making a machine that will accurately follow that trajectory and not kill you is the hard part.