Originally Posted by
Gone Flying
11 almost was (several times)
- the computer started throwing error codes on decent that had not been simulated before. they were about to abort when one of the interns happened to know what they were from memory. Apparently as part of a “haze the new guy” ritual was they made this intern memorize all the computer error codes and he was able to give that info in real time.
It was an engineer who'd worked in the simulator trying to trigger every code/failure they could think of. They triggered 1201/1202 faults and were told to write down every fault code there was. They put a laminated chart of the fault codes under the glass at a console. Second link below has his first hand account of what occurred.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lanceeliot/2019/07/16/apollo-11s-infamous-landing-error-code-1202-offers-earthly-lessons-for-self-driving-cars/?sh=6b07a2f034bc
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-092016a-obituary-jack-garman-apollo11.html