H2 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Which "gravity argument"? Are you saying the flag would have fallen over even though it was driven into the surface material? Please explain. As for the computer. Of course it was larger than they are nowadays but it only had very limited functionality and Armstrong didn't actually use it at all for the landing. He piloted the LEM manually. Maybe look here before posting - http://www.clavius.org The flag pole would have stayed up but the flag would have dropped, just as it would on earth on a not windy day. Yeah he landed in manually according to the story, amazing, found a suitable sport all on his own, with lost communication with earth, which just happened to be reinstated at touchdown. Everything must have been manual - just like Christopher Columbus sailing across the ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roop Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 The flag pole would have stayed up but the flag would have dropped, just as it would on earth on a not windy day. It wouldn't, that's awful science tbf. Yeah he landed in manually according to the story, No he didn't, unless you mean 'manually' as in hovering a helicopter until you can land 'manually'. amazing, found a suitable sport all on his own Yeah, so? Don't get me wrong - it's a staggering achievement but a combination of luck (of finding a piece of Moon that was level and clear enough) and hours and hours of practice, it's quite do-able. Again, just like hovering a very unstable helicopter over a field. with lost communication with earth, Not strictly true, and what good would Houston have been at the time anyway? which just happened to be reinstated at touchdown. No, it wasn't. Everything must have been manual - More or less. Since the computers (which were kept at Houston and other space centres btw, not Apollo) directed them onto an incorrect trajectory, there was nothing Armstrong could do but go 'manual' and guide Apollo to the safest place possible. Once again, much like hovering an unstable helicopter. just like Christopher Columbus sailing across the ocean. Fantastic analogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deesidejambo Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 The flag pole would have stayed up but the flag would have dropped, just as it would on earth on a not windy day. Yeah he landed in manually according to the story, amazing, found a suitable sport all on his own, with lost communication with earth, which just happened to be reinstated at touchdown. Everything must have been manual - just like Christopher Columbus sailing across the ocean. The flag stayed up because it was suspended from a rigid pole set at right angles to the post. If you look at many of the videos and photos you will see it. Something tells me you won't bother looking though. He didn't lose any communication. The whole landing is available for you to view and listen to at your leisure. He was in full radio comms with Houston all the way down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deesidejambo Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 The flag pole would have stayed up but the flag would have dropped, just as it would on earth on a not windy day. Yeah he landed in manually according to the story, amazing, found a suitable sport all on his own, with lost communication with earth, which just happened to be reinstated at touchdown. Everything must have been manual - just like Christopher Columbus sailing across the ocean. Watch it for yourself. 15 minutes long but it covers the whole landing and the problems they had during the descent from 50,000 ft. http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/A11Landing.mov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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