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Originally Posted by Peter Mallett
Agreed Mike. Amazing story and to put it into context, as has been said, most 1970s digital watches had more computing power than the entire Apollo 11 capsule and landing module.
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Yes, one commentator suggested a modern fridge had more computing power, but that may a bit of an exaggeration!
When the LM took off from the moon’s surface, Armstrong’s heart rate was only in the 90s, according to what was said on the C4 docu last night, Aldrin’s a bit higher at 120. Just shows what an amazing man Armstrong was......
