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IBM 7090 and the moon

 
 
NASA's Saturn moon flight rocket was “flown” thousands of times within the IBM 7090 computer before real flight...
 
Through simulation techniques in the early 1960s, NASA's Saturn moon flight rocket was "flown" thousands of times within the IBM 7090 computer before real flight. The fully transistorized 7090 could perform 229,000 calculations a second. (VV2022)
For additional information about IBM's role in the space exploration, visit our online exhibit:
IBM and Space Flight. "IBM and Space Flight."
 
 
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