The History of Spacecraft Computers from the V-2 to the Space Station

This book documents the development of spacecraft computers from the earliest missile guidance efforts to the current Space Station and satellite onboard systems. This book developed out of a presentation at the Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory in 2009 for the Workshop on Flight Software.
Computer onboard spacecraft evolved from the computers used to guide missiles. The computers allowed for a degree of autonomy for the spacecraft, allowing operations to continue without...