Space Shuttle

The article details the reverse engineering of a processor board from the Mitra 125 MS minicomputer, which was used to control the European-built Spacelab module flown on the Space Shuttle. Unlike mod…

The article summarizes the history of IBM's System/4 Pi family of aerospace computers, introduced around 1967, which were used in military aircraft, missiles, submarines, and NASA programs like Skylab…

The Apollo FDAI, or "8-ball," was a critical instrument that displayed the spacecraft's orientation (roll, pitch, and yaw) using a rotating black-and-white ball and guidance needles. The ball could ro…