come to think of it ........... there's several issues that is pending ...


1. Supercomputer vs mainframe (desktop-size vs room-size)
2. Weight of the rocket
3. Extreme efficient shuttle design (aka Inspector Gadget's all-in-one body)
3. Super human (aka astronaut) adaptive brains
4. Insane luck


1. Supercomputer vs mainframe (desktop-size vs room-size)
Basically, in 1969 ... we know those computers is basically mainframes ... so they do calculations ... like our computer do


not just that .. mainframes consists of around 1800 sq feet (that time) .. it looks like this design


btw like this model Imsai 8 bit computer (8 BIT!!) built in 1974 ... most of our pc is around average 2.4ghz (overclocked ones no need to mention)
http://www.futurebots.com/imsai1.jpg

ok, this RCA 1802 Microcomputer controllers is control STOP TRAFFIC LIGHTS ...


so we roughly know how BIIIIIIGGGGG is the computer to fly and land to the moon ... and how FAASSST is the processing for what-farking-experiment they do in moon ... i dun know how they stuff the computer in the space shuttle ... obviously it's important to have computer ..... or else, how to they keep the space shuttle HOVERING (AKA AUTO-PILOT) on their head, while they land on moon

that time, there is NO AUTO-PILOT, unlike nowadays, in the comercial airplane (Boeing etc) .. the pilot can sit back and enjoy the cruise ...


2. Weight of the rocket
So far, we all know ... if you travel to Singapore (or other place) ... ur car must have enough fuel to come back .. am i right? so basically they go to the moon also applies to this .... they have to come back to tell their Story .....

apparently ... during that time ...... all the rockets was able to carry 14-15 tons weight (ONE WAY ONLY) .. normally for orbital trips.. and satelites ..
tip: orbital (cosmonaut) trips just need 1 way fuel to go up .. then the gravity will put it back down (go down = free ride)

today ........ rockets are more larger and able to carry up to 25 tons (US carry the largest weight)


3. Extreme efficient shuttle design (aka Inspector Gadget's all-in-one body)
basically .... we assume US in 1969 has a SPECIAL TECHNOLOGY that can carry the fuel + astronaut + space shuttle + mini space shuttle (landing) + computer (1800sq feet size) + power generator (to run the pc) or big battery (duracell rabbit maybe)

unbelievable? well ... believe it ...... they even provide MAKAN for the astronauts ....... hey, astronaut also human mah, they also need to makan ...
dun ask about kencing and berak .... that time no toilet ... they have SH|T in their suits (or pants)

dun even ask if the space shuttle got equipment to REPAIR things if emergency occurs .... US are 100% percent they'll success, NO FAILURES, so everything is PERFECT, no need fire extinguisher etc ... no need tools either


3. Super adaptive human (aka astronaut) brains

And so they went to the moon, and sit on their MINI SHUTTLE and proceeds to land on the moon, leaving their space shuttle in AUTO PILOT mode (assuming the mainframe is running)

since this is a 1st time landing ....... Neil Armstrong must be having a hard time .... THEY'RE LANDING ON AN ALIEN ENVIRONMENT ... EVERY MOVE MUST BE PERFECT .... so the astronauts manage to land safely ... i dun even know how they land .... even vertical landing vehicle, helicopter is not manufactured at that time .... maybe US has some alien vertical landing tech that time ...
(even today, probes are landed using balloons and parachute, and out of 24 probe missions to Mars, only 1 success)

so they open the champage ... partied ... then ready to go back the Main Shuttle .. the moment they step in the Mini Shuttle ... check the MINYAK, OK minyak cukup, time to blast up .... start the engine ... and return to the Main Shuttle


4. Insane luck
AGAIN ... Neil Armstrong is having DAMM hard time .... LANDING/DOCKING on the Main Shuttle requires PERFECT, GOD-LIKE LUCK to have 100% success ... failure, the Mini Shuttle might have to crash to the Main Shuttle, and they cannot come back to tell their Story

and so, with again the Super adaptive human brains ... he manage to land on the Main Shuttle (remember: there's NO TRAINING, NO EXPERIMENT, NO PROTOTYPE, JUST PURE LUCK)

(even today ... docking in the Space Station, require not only pure accuracy (computer aided with calculations), but there's a mechanical hand to actually put the shuttle closer and locking it ...... there's no such thing as combining 2 space shuttle together in space ........ even today, there's no aeroplane which can land on other aeroplane)




Mini Shuttle



the more i think, the more it sound like a big joke ................ just like Christoper Columbus story ..... sailing to the New World with 1-way food supply and a sure-success plan ........

even today .... US cannot make the space station alone .... let alone travel to the moon and back