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The "Globus" navigation computer for early Soviet spaceflights had a little 5-inch globe inside

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The "Globus" navigation computer for early Soviet spaceflights had a little 5-inch globe inside

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https://www.righto.com/2023/01/inside-globus-ink-mechanical-navigation.html

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naming a navigation computer after a brand of mayonnaise? ahh, those wacky soviets

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