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Apollo 11 source code available on GitHub

Original: TIL that the Apollo 11 source code is apparently on GitHub: https:// github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo- 11 # apollo11 # nasa

The source code for NASA's Apollo 11 guidance computer, the software that carried the first crewed lunar landing in 1969, is publicly available on GitHub in a repository maintained by Chris Garry. People are rediscovering the code, commenting on its comments and jokes, and sharing it as a remarkable example of engineering from the era.

Why now: The open availability of historic moon landing code keeps surprising new audiences and drawing fresh attention to NASA's Apollo program.

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• TIL that the Apollo 11 source code is apparently on GitHub: https:// github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo- 11 # apollo11 # nasa # moonlanding # opensource # space # moon · thesupertechie@lgbtqia.space · 3

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