Inside a Titan missile guidance computer

.hilite {cursor:zoom-in} I've been studying the guidance computer from a Titan II nuclear missile. This compact computer was used in the 1970s to guide a Titan II nuclear missile towards its target or send a Titan IIIC rocket into the proper orbit. The computer worked in conjunction with an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), a system of gyroscopes and accelerometers that tracked the rocket's position and velocity.1 The guidance computer, from Steve Jurvetson's collection. Multiple connectors o...

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