While gathering technical documentation, he found some interesting information on the Apollo Guidance Computer and felt that was the way to go. The AGC was the first integrated circuit computer ...

Lunar Orbiter 2 and Apollo 16 both imaged the Ranger 8 impact site at relatively low resolution in 1966 and 1972, respectively. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter imaged the crash site in greater ...

and indeed Apollo 11 landed 44 miles southeast of the Ranger 8 impact site in July 1969. Schematic diagram of the Ranger 8 spacecraft, showing its major components. Credit: NASA / JPL The ...

As I first studied the diagram, I realized there are really two ... In the case of this Apollo-era board, I knew nothing. It was just a bunch of transistors and supporting discrete components.