looking for documentation for 1963 minuteman missile computer

You don't have to be THAT accurate when you're into kiloton or megaton yields. -> -----Original Message----- -> From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org -> [mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Eric J. Korpela -> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 10:42 AM -> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org -> Subject: Re: looking for documentation for 1963 minuteman missile -> computer -> -> -> > -> > -> > On Monday, October 15, 2001 9:25 PM, Carlos Murillo -> > [SMTP:cmurillo@emtelsa.multi.net.co] wrote: -> > > Rocket science is in the rocket engine. Navigation is -> > > not that hard, comparatively... -> > > -> > -> > When all you have to navigate with is a computer that takes -> > a full second to multiply and a telescope that could probably -> > only sense the horizon it gets a bit harder.. -> -> I agree. The principle behind a rocket engine is obvious. The rest -> is just minor improvements. Attitude and trajectory control is -> much less -> obvious. Doesn't take long for a gyro alone to drift enough that your -> V2 misses london entirely. A Minuteman is a lot more accurate than a -> V2 and has a longer boost phase. Anyone know what its attitude instument -> package was? -> -> Eric ->