Ben Brockert on Nostr: My friend Ian (world’s greatest GNC engineer) sent me that blog post I just ...
My friend Ian (world’s greatest GNC engineer) sent me that blog post I just boosted. It is a long but fascinating read, it’s one of those articles that every intellectually curious person in the industry will end up at least skimming.
I had no idea that ICBMs just kept the gyros spinning continuously for years.
In the modern era where people trot out the ITAR boogeyman at the drop of a hat, back in the day when the ICBM computers were retired they just gave them away to schools.
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