Monday, October 21, 2013

A First-Person Account of Debugging a LivA First-Person Account of Debugging a Live Saturn V Rocket

A First-Person Account of Debugging a LivA First-Person Account of Debugging a Live Saturn V Rocket


Matt sent me this link and I think you all will like as well.
This is the kind of action that made going to the Moon possible.
Many thanks to Brennan, Gizmodo, and Matt for sharing.
-LRK-

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Here is where the above came from.
-LRK-

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DEBUGGING A LIVE SATURN V

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We all have stories, as engineers, of fixing some crazy thing at the last minute right before the demo goes up. We have all encountered situations where we needed to fix something that was our fault and we needed to fix it now.
This story is something that I think about in those times to remember to stay calm. No last minute fix could ever be this dramatic or important.
My grandfather passed away about a week ago. At the service, I was asked to say a few words and read from his memoirs. This was my choice.
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Thanks for looking up with me.  
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WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK -

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