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Day: September 23, 2020 Apollo DSKY Replica Looks The Part September 23, 2020 by Dan Maloney 10 Comments ...
Presumably the same DSKY unit installed in the simulator at MIT. The Display/Keyboard unit – DSKY for short – is the primary way that Apollo-era astronauts communicated with the onboard computers.
The DSKY watch is made in England from machined 316L grade stainless steel, a material often used in high-end watches, and finished with a ceramic coating that Apollo Instruments says is military ...
British start-up, Apollo Instruments, has meticulously recreated the computer from NASA's 1960s Apollo spacecraft in miniature with its DSKY Moonwatch. The multifunctional timepiece pays homage to the ...
Raytheon Corp. Summary This is a "Block I," unflown keyboard and display unit (DSKY) for the Apollo Command Module's Guidance Computer. The Block I units were installed on early unmanned Apollo ...
The Apollo 11 AGC code is a fascinating part of computer history. Next time you find yourself grumbling about processor speed and lack of memory, remember what NASA programmers were able to ...
This is a piece of an unflown Apollo Guidance Computer's Display Keyboard (DSKY) made by Raytheon. It lights showed the status of the computer and navigation system. The Display Keyboard was the ...