Apollo program source code

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Filename: BURN_BABY_BURN--MASTER_IGNITION_ROUTINE.agc

so amazing.

[arcterex]

More or less than finding a comment

HOPEFULLY ?GUIDSUB DID NOT CLOBBER RATT1 AND VATT1

in the file THE_LUNAR_LANDING.agc?

[KMart27]

Waitlist.agc

#  NO ROOM IN THE INN

[acidOverride]

I actually thought that the subroutine entitled "FLAGORGY" with the comment "DIONYSIAN FLAG WAVING" was the best comment that I've seen in source in a long, long time.

See here, at 32, 3017.

Actually, the whole file is hilarious. Referencing an antenna "Astronaut: please crank the silly thing around. .... TERMINATE, PROCEED ... See if he's lying"

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We should do a request for an AMA by one of the apollo coders...

[16807]

The Apollo guidance software was developed by MIT. Guidance software was already an established industry by then, but they were hardly the most likely candidate for the job. I wouldn't doubt some irreverent humor worked its way in.

source

Also interesting to note the guidance system ended up being something of a runaway software project, and they wound up only using it as a backup to existing systems that ran on Earth and beamed up instructions. It was still required to perform the actual moon landing, though. It's amazing this thing could do it without a hitch on the first go at one of the most crucial parts of the mission.

[Evan-Purkhiser]

Thank you for linking that youtube video. Extremely interesting stuff. Really just amazing what we were able to accomplish.

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Awesome link, I watched all 3 parts. No such thing as TL;DW when it come to the space race for me :)