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Topic: Richard Egan, Guidance Computer developer
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JPSastro
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posted 08-31-2009 11:45 PM
   
In 1963, [Richard Egan] was a member of a team developing memory systems for NASA's Project Apollo at the Draper Laboratory. His work helped in the development of the Guidance Computer for real-time control of Apollo's operations. US astronauts traveled to the Moon in the Apollo space craft. The complete obituary can be viewed at The Register. |
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posted 08-31-2009 11:52 PM
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GACspaceguy
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Henk Boshuijer
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Delta7
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AstroAutos
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cddfspace
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dss65
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