Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Prince Caspian

You got it! I’ve been waiting all day for a reply to it. Thanks for the reply!

The story behind the 1201 and 1202 alarms are great. You can find out more about them from videos posted on GoogTube.


203 posted on 08/25/2012 6:36:27 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 161 | View Replies ]


To: Jack Hydrazine
For the curious:

"PGNCS generated unanticipated warnings during Apollo 11's lunar descent, with the AGC showing a 1201 alarm ("Executive overflow - no vacant areas") and a 1202 alarm ("Executive overflow - no core sets"). The cause was a rapid, steady stream of spurious cycle steals from the rendezvous radar, intentionally left on standby during the descent in case it was needed for an abort.

wiki link

Neil remembered those codes from memory.
I struggle with a shopping list.
"What a guy" Rest in peace...

270 posted on 08/27/2012 1:41:57 AM PDT by moose07 (The truth will out, one day.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 203 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson