Tasty » Adam Sampson's space bookmarks

The Legacy of Transit edit / delete

How satellite navigation was invented, based on a few scientists tracking Sputnik.

to history radio retrotech satellite space ... on 16 October 2009

Otter Creek - South Harrison Observatory edit / delete

How a bunch of radio enthusiasts tracked various Apollo missions. Worth chasing links from here too.

to amusements apollo electronics radio space ... on 06 October 2009

Apollo Lunar Surface Journal edit / delete

Lots of technical detail -- I particularly liked the debriefing transcripts and the stuff about how TV from the Apollo spacecraft worked.

to apollo history moon retrotech space ... on 25 April 2009

Short Stories edit / delete

Some decent hard-SF short stories, with a distinct Carl-and-Jerry-In-Space feel.

to etext fiction sf space ... on 02 September 2007

NASA publications edit / delete

NASA's collection of online books. The one about the history of NASA computing is particularly interesting.

to history space ... on 31 August 2007

A Tribute to Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station edit / delete

Lots of detail about HSK's role in the Apollo programme.

to history retrotech space ... on 31 August 2007

The Space Elevator: 'Thought Experiment', or Key to the Universe? (Part 1) | The Space Elevator Reference edit / delete

ACC's classic paper on how a space elevator might work; presumably source material for the Red/Green Mars series. Interesting.

to clarke mechanica space ... on 21 July 2006

Block I Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC): How to build one in your basement edit / delete

Building your own AGC out of logic gates.

to retrocomputing space ... on 03 August 2005

http://klabs.org : NASA Office of Logic Design - A scientific study of the problems of digital engineering for space flight systems, with a view to their practical solution. edit / delete

Lots of interesting links and bibliographic references about computing history and engineering reliable systems.

to computing engineering research retrocomputing space ... on 03 August 2005

Virtual AGC Home Page edit / delete

Emulating the Apollo Guidance Computer and related bits of kit.

to emulation retrocomputing space ... on 03 August 2005