Benito P. Yadao, Jr.

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Three Pivotal Questions

Man has made it to the moon and then safely landed back on his home planet. It was hailed as a milestone accomplishment in space exploration. What made it possible?nnThe invention of the electronic computer! nnThe computers on board the spacecraft and those at NASA control center made the mathematical calculations that ensured that the precise path was taken. The required speedy navigational computations were simply beyond the capability of even the best team of expert mathem

March 21, 2008