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Apollo Navigation

Tony Rice
April 14, 2020

Apollo Navigation

How astronauts aboard the Apollo missions navigated by the stars.

Tony Rice

April 14, 2020
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  1. TONY RICE APRIL 14, 2020 CHAOS MEETING, CHAPEL HILL NC

    Navigating by the Stars Apollo Guidance and Navigation Systems
  2. Guidance, Navigation, and Control • Guidance What needs to happen

    to go where I need to go • Navigation: Where am I? • Control: What do I need to do to get from where I am to where I need to go
  3. Scanning Telescope (SCT) •1 x magnification •60º field of view

    Apollo Training: Guidance and Control Systems - Block II S/C 101, 15 September 1967 Sextant (SXT) •28 magnification •1.8º field of view •Single axis of adjustment