Apollo Guidance Computer Part 23: Flying the Apollo 11 Moon Landing with the Original AGC Code

We fly the Apollo 11 landing to a high degree of fidelity, with the simulated LM guided by a real AGC running the original Apollo 11 flight software. Mike has hooked the AGC to a LM simulation from the Orbiter/NASSP program, which is a very accurate simulation. Just as back then, it requires piloting skill and nerves of steel. Two landings in this video: the first one is a “nominal“ Apollo landing to explain things. The second one is a hair raising Apollo 11 re-enactment landing with 1202 errors and the actual Apollo astronauts calls from the radio recordings weaved in. Seat back and enjoy the show. 0:00 Not a game, but actual Apollo 11 code running on an AGC replica 2:11 Nominal landing 18:35 Apollo 11 actual landing (with air to ground calls) 38:26 Abort lift-off from the Moon Here is a link to the installation instructions of the unmodified Orbiter/NASSP software, which flies using an AGC emulation instead of real AGC hardware as shown here: Some relevant links: Playlist of the restoration series: Block I AGC period documentary: Inertial navigation system documentary: Schematics: #AGC_electrical_schematics and: Mike’s AGC backplane viewer: AGC software repo: The Ultimate Apollo Guidance Computer Talk: Our sponsor for PCBs: Support the team on Patreon: Merch on Teespring: Learn more on companion site: Contact info: