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US Space Shuttles ran on 1MB of RAM and 80′s technology

What's Hawt: "If you were flying into outer space, you would expect to travel in a space shuttle powered by tons of fancy and modern computers to ensure a safe journey to and from space. It turns out this was not the case."

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IllusionRSN4509d ago

I remember hearing someone say that my wrist watch had more technology in it than did the space shuttle lol!

Speed-Racer4509d ago

Ya it's crazy when you hear it at first but I guess you don't really need much to get into space...just a system that works every time without failure.

RonyDean4508d ago

"A system that works every time without failure" wish I had that now...

cyberbob4508d ago (Edited 4508d ago )

All credits goes to intelligent minds behind these technologies ....What did you say ?

grahf4508d ago

Also a system that can be easily fixed by a handful of people in a fragile tube filled with oxygen on the fly is VERY important. Just like the old saying: "Keep it simple, stupid!"

fatstarr4507d ago

thats just hazardous in todays times lol thats like 10 original gameboys right there

BeastOrange4508d ago

Fail safes? Guess that means they had extra floppy disks D:RUN_LAUNCH_FAIL lmao its time for an upgrade...

Gondee4508d ago

The process never changed. Just because thats what the computer onboard had doesn't mean they don't have other computers. They do have other computers.

plmkoh4508d ago

The less technology you have the better, it means less computer melt-downs from magnetic interference in Space.

Agent_hitman4508d ago

Fascinating, one of the greatest invention for 21st century, space shutting only consume 1mb.. I can't believe it.

ThatArtGuy4508d ago

You mean the 20th century, right? ;)

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NASA radar images show stadium-sized asteroid tumbling by Earth during flyby

The asteroid zoomed by Earth at a perfectly safe distance of around 1.8 million miles (2.9 kilometers).

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Odysseus mission to be cut short after moon lander's sideways touchdown

Engineers expect to lose contact with the private US moon lander Odysseus on Tuesday, cutting short the mission after its sideways touchdown last week.

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NASA: Despite lost contact, there is still hope for the $32.7 million Capstone spacecraft

NASA announced Tuesday that a $32.7 million Capstone spacecraft intended to try out a skewed lunar orbit had lost contact, but agency engineers are confident

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