Before the Moon Blog
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Tag: Philco-Ford
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What If the Most Important Computer in Space History Needed Philly to Get to the Moon? When people think of Apollo, they picture Saturn V rockets, astronauts in white suits, and Houston’s legendary Mission Control. But behind every lunar landing was a computer so advanced—and so small for its time—that it practically invented modern digital…
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In the quiet heart of Warminster, Pennsylvania, beneath the shadow of shopping centers and suburban streets, lies a history that once helped power the Space Race. Eleanor O’Rangers, President of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Cold War Historical Society, has dedicated her career to uncovering it. “Most people think of Bucks County as the birthplace of America,”…