Keeping on with the moon theme, here's a video simulation of the Eagle from Apollo 11 landing on the moon:
To add to the excitement as you watch this: the Eagle's computer was overloaded and had the lander heading for touchdown in a boulder field. As the computer was overloaded and trying to reset itself, using it to aid in the final approach to landing wasn't an option. Neil Armstrong had to guide the lander in manually and fly it until he found a safe place to land.
(read about this and 49 other facts about the Apollo 11 mission)
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