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How Apollo Astronauts Didn't Get Lost Going to the Moon

How Apollo Astronauts Didn't Get Lost Going to the Moon

S1 · E5 June 13, 2019

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Overview

Rather that relying on mission control for navigation the Apollo spacecraft had on-board navigation. This was the cold war after all and NASA was concerned about Soviet jamming. The navigation system relied on good old dead reckoning adapted for three dimensions.

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