ryujin470@fedia.io to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 days agoOriginal Apollo 11 code open-sourced by NASA — original Command Module and Lunar Module code repos are now public domain resourceswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1144arrow-down1external-linkOriginal Apollo 11 code open-sourced by NASA — original Command Module and Lunar Module code repos are now public domain resourceswww.tomshardware.comryujin470@fedia.io to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 days agomessage-square5linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareskisnow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·2 days agoAm I having a Mandela Effect moment because I have a clear memory of them releasing the source way over a decade ago
minus-squarexthexder@l.sw0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 days agoYeah, I had to go check… There’s activity on the repo as far back as 2016. I was pretty sure people have already ported the entire thing into a Kerbal Space Program mod too so you can reenact the Apollo 11 mission with the real flight computer.
minus-squareforrgott@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·2 days agoThe headline doesn’t say they just released it. In fact, it seems to refer to existing repos.
Am I having a Mandela Effect moment because I have a clear memory of them releasing the source way over a decade ago
Yeah, I had to go check… There’s activity on the repo as far back as 2016. I was pretty sure people have already ported the entire thing into a Kerbal Space Program mod too so you can reenact the Apollo 11 mission with the real flight computer.
The headline doesn’t say they just released it. In fact, it seems to refer to existing repos.