Monday, July 20, 2009

25 Seconds


A number of people like to talk about how close the Apollo 11 landing came to disaster. They mention having only 25 seconds of fuel remaining, the guidance computer failure, and so on. However, those don't even compare to the scenarios Anna put Buzz through at NASA's Lunar Landing Research Facility. Yes, her training techniques might have made Sergeant Hartman look quiet and introverted, it did make the actual landing (assuming you believe it) feel almost trivial.

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