Tag: space-computers
The Village Without Doors: India’s Shani Shingnapur Miracle
No doors. No locks. No fear. In Shani Shingnapur, India, people sleep peacefully with their homes wi...
May 13, 2025
One Man Owns a Private Nuclear Missile Silo – And Lives in It
In the heartland of America, a former nuclear missile silo has been converted into a unique un...
May 08, 2025
The U.S. Once Planned to Nuke the Moon
It sounds like sci-fi, but it’s 100% real. In the late 1950s, during the height of the Cold Wa...
May 08, 2025
Your Smartphone Has More Power Than NASA’s Apollo Computers
In 1969, NASA’s Apollo 11 mission made history by landing humans on the Moon. But what&r...
May 07, 2025
The FBI Once Tried to Ban Encryption… with a Clipper Chip
In 1993, the U.S. government proposed a small hardware chip called the Clipper Chip, meant to be emb...
May 07, 2025
The First Computer Bug Was a Real Insect
In 1947, computer scientists working on the Harvard Mark II, one of the earliest electromechan...
May 07, 2025
Apollo Guidance Computer vs. Modern Computers: What’s the Difference?
Apollo Guidance Computer vs. Modern Computers: What’s the Real Difference? In 1969, NASA se...
Apr 29, 2025
The Apollo Guidance Computer: Was It Powerful Enough to Reach the Moon?
Was the Apollo Computer Really Powerful Enough to Go to the Moon? One of the most fascinating fac...
Apr 29, 2025
If We Went to the Moon in 1969, Why Can’t We Go Now?
If We Went to the Moon in 1969, Why Can’t We Go Now? It’s a fair question: if NASA se...
Apr 29, 2025
Did We Really Go to the Moon? Facts vs. Moon Landing Conspiracies
Did We Really Go to the Moon? It's one of the most iconic moments in human history: on July 2...
Apr 29, 2025