360 degree view of shuttle

[Seshmeister]

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]

Cool!

[Nitro Express]

I remember reading an article that NASA was shopping for old computer parts on Ebay to keep the shuttle systems working.

[sadaist]

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.