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The details on the software and the in-flight patching in the Apollo 14 mission are quite amazing. Another point to make is that nowadays we have tremendous amount of computing power combined with comprehensive numerical analysis tools on the planet which allows engineers to perform thorough simulations for the stages of space/air/sea travel and the behavior of vehicles.

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