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Robert Pearlman
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posted 06-07-2016 10:04 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Bill Hammack "The Engineer Guy" video
Bill describes the Alignment Optical Telescope used in the Lunar Module on the Apollo missions to the moon. This telescope took star sightings which were used to align the Module's guidance system.

Bill shows how the telescope used an Archimedes spiral inscribed on its eyepiece to replace the heavy motors, worm gears, and rigid tracks used in a traditional sextant — this shaved weight from the Lunar Module and allowed it to carry more fuel.

SaturnV
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posted 06-08-2016 02:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for SaturnV   Click Here to Email SaturnV     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Now that is COOL! Really explained it nicely.

Gordon Eliot Reade
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posted 03-02-2018 03:54 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Gordon Eliot Reade   Click Here to Email Gordon Eliot Reade     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I thought that this was a really excellent video explaining the operation of the Apollo Alignment Optical Telescope.

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1202 Alarm
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posted 03-02-2018 03:55 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for 1202 Alarm   Click Here to Email 1202 Alarm     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thank you, really worth watching.

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