See the Artemis II Crew’s Handwritten Notes Documenting the Lunar Surface
People like to say we have more computing power in our pockets than NASA used to get to the moon, but even that understates things. The Apollo guidance computer had a measly four kilobytes of RAM, while the iPhone 17 Pro Max has 12 gigabytes—an increase of roughly three million-fold. Of course the Artemis II astronauts who visited the moon earlier this year had state-of-the-art technology, not…
The Artemis II crew, who ventured to the moon earlier this year, carried state-of-the-art technology in their pockets. Each astronaut was given an iPhone 17 Pro Max without internet connectivity to document their lunar surface observations. In addition to the iPhones, NASA provided the team with Microsoft Surface Pro tablets, enabling them to swiftly annotate images.
The decision to choose Windows-powered machines over iPads was due to easier integration with NASA computers. NASA has now released images of some of the crew members' handwritten notes documenting their lunar surface experiences.
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