View Full Version : 360 degree view of shuttle
Seshmeister
08-03-2011, 11:27 AM
http://360vr.com/2011/06/22-discovery-flight-deck-opf_6236/index.html
They seem to have added some stuff since Moonraker. :)
Actually I read that the shuttle has less computer power than a Playstation as NASA never wanted to change anything that already worked bringing in a new risk although they would take laptops with them.
Hardrock69
08-03-2011, 12:49 PM
Cool!
Nitro Express
08-04-2011, 02:23 AM
I remember reading an article that NASA was shopping for old computer parts on Ebay to keep the shuttle systems working.
sadaist
08-04-2011, 03:23 AM
Actually I read that the shuttle has less computer power than a Playstation as NASA never wanted to change anything that already worked bringing in a new risk although they would take laptops with them.
Do you remember about 8-10 years ago reports of Saddam Hussein receiving huge shipments of Playstations or X-Boxes because the computers in them were far more powerful than anything else they could get their hands on? Might not have been Saddam, and I may be off on the exact timeline. But I do remember reports of something along those lines.
The Apollo capsule computer & guidance systems were less sophisticated than my cell phone. Bizarre when you think about it. They went to the fucking moon with less technology than my phone has, yet I can't make a call if I'm in a parking garage.
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