What caused the 1202 alarm on Apollo 11?

In the case of the 1202 error on the Eagle, what prompted the error was (in simple terms) a faulty radar unit that was essentially bombarding the onboard computer in such a manner that the computer kept getting handed task after task, though the flooding tasks weren’t truly needed to be undertaken.

Who is identified with the 1201 and 1202 alarms on Apollo 11?

Jack Garman
Died	September 20, 2016 (aged 72) near Houston, Texas, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Michigan, B.S. 1966
Known for	Saving Apollo 11 mission from abort

What did the Apollo mission fail?

The Apollo 13 mission was to be the third lunar landing in the program before an on board explosion forced the mission to circle the Moon without landing.

What happened to the Eagle lander?

After the lunar surface operations, Armstrong and Aldrin returned to the Lunar Module Eagle on July 21, 1969. At 17:54:00 UTC, they lifted off in Eagle’s ascent stage to rejoin Michael Collins aboard Columbia in lunar orbit. After the crew re-boarded Columbia, the Eagle was abandoned in lunar orbit.

Which of the following caused the damage to Odyssey?

That fateful night, a spark from an exposed wire in the oxygen tank caused a fire, ripping apart one oxygen tank and damaging another inside the spacecraft. Since oxygen fed Odyssey’s fuel cells, power was reduced as well.

What was the name of the computer engineer who informed mission controllers that Apollo 11 could still safely land despite this alarm?

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are preparing to land on the Moon. The whole world is watching live on television. But something is very wrong, their warning alarms are flashing and they don’t know what it is. There’s only one woman who can fix it: MIT software engineer Margaret Hamilton.

What are the backpacks worn by astronauts called?

On the back of the spacesuit is a backpack called the Primary Life Support Subsystem. This backpack contains the oxygen that astronauts breathe during a spacewalk. It also removes carbon dioxide that astronauts exhale. The backpack also provides electricity for the suit.

What failed on Apollo 13?

The Apollo 13 malfunction was caused by an explosion and rupture of oxygen tank no. 2 in the service module. The explosion ruptured a line or damaged a valve in the no. All oxygen stores were lost within about 3 hours, along with loss of water, electrical power, and use of the propulsion system.

What is the difference between 1201 and 1202 alarms?

Eventually the Executive found that there was no place to put new programs. This triggered the 1201 alarm signaling “Executive Overflow — No Core Sets” and the 1202 alarm signaling “Executive Overflow — No VAC Areas.” These in turn triggered a software reboot.

Did Neil Armstrong train for the 1202 program alarm?

The 1202 program alarm wasn’t something either Neil Armstrong or Buzz Aldrin had seen in training. Their time simulators had been filled with other alarms, most of which had them reaching for the abort button. Which was the right response. In simulations you train for the right reaction.

Was Apollo 12 the first man on the Moon?

Understandably so; it was a dramatic moment in an already dramatic event that could have forced an abort and left the commander of Apollo 12, Pete Conrad, as history’s first man on the Moon. But it didn’t. As we know, Apollo 11 made it to the surface and the alarm has become little more than a story point.

What was the data area of the Apollo Guidance Computer?

In the case of the Apollo Guidance Computer, it had a 12-word data area called the Core Set. This contained all the information to execute a given program. There were six of these Core Sets in the Command Module and seven in the Lunar Module.