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To determine position in space, an Apollo astronaut located a specific star using a telescope and then took a fix using a sextant.
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Ed Collen, a NASA engineer, built this prototype device as a backup for Apollo astronauts in case their primary navigation system failed.
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This is the master clock used at the Goldstone, California, Deep Space Network station from about 1983 to 2006.
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Most inertial navigation devises use a gyro that measures motion by the change in vibration of a cup-shaped device.
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Mariner 10 used the gravity of Venus to propel itself to Mercury.
