looking for documentation for 1963 minuteman missile computer

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblakeman_at_kih.net>
Date: Tue Oct 16 13:56:40 2001

You don't have to be THAT accurate when you're into kiloton or megaton
yields.

-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
-> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Eric J. Korpela
-> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 10:42 AM
-> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
-> Subject: Re: looking for documentation for 1963 minuteman missile
-> computer
->
->
-> >
-> >
-> > On Monday, October 15, 2001 9:25 PM, Carlos Murillo
-> > [SMTP:cmurillo_at_emtelsa.multi.net.co] wrote:
-> > > Rocket science is in the rocket engine. Navigation is
-> > > not that hard, comparatively...
-> > >
-> >
-> > When all you have to navigate with is a computer that takes
-> > a full second to multiply and a telescope that could probably
-> > only sense the horizon it gets a bit harder..
->
-> I agree. The principle behind a rocket engine is obvious. The rest
-> is just minor improvements. Attitude and trajectory control is
-> much less
-> obvious. Doesn't take long for a gyro alone to drift enough that your
-> V2 misses london entirely. A Minuteman is a lot more accurate than a
-> V2 and has a longer boost phase. Anyone know what its attitude instument
-> package was?
->
-> Eric
->
Received on Tue Oct 16 2001 - 13:56:40 BST