Apollo-11

Code NASA wrote for the Command and Lunar Modules on the Apollo 11 mission, which landed people on the moon for the first time in 1969

The Subject of this Portrait

At the time this portrait was created, the subject was available online at github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo-11

Screenshot of white computer code, written by NASA in the 1960s, against a black background. The code begins with the comment, ‘PRIOLARM DISPLAYS V05N09 VIA PRIODSPR WITH 3 RETURNS TO THE USER FROM THE ASTRONAUT AT CALL LOC +1, +2, +3 AND
# AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO THE USER AT CALL LOC +4. EXAMPLE FOLLOWS’ — Excerpt from NASA’s source code for the Apollo-11 mission

Screenshot of white computer code, written by NASA in the 1960s, against a black background. The code begins with the comment, ‘JET SWITCHING LOGIC AND CALCULATION OF REQUIRED ROTATION COMMANDS’ followed by a ascii schematic drawing involving diagonal lines and graph axis — Excerpt from NASA’s source code for the Apollo-11 mission

Screenshot of white computer code, written by NASA in the 1960s, against a black background. The code begins with the comment, # Page 1124’ followed by commands like ‘WTLST5 CCS A’ etc — Excerpt from NASA’s source code for the Apollo-11 mission

Attributes

Subject Name

Apollo-11

Subject Creation Date

1968 - 1969

Subject Weight

3,186,209 bytes (3.5 MB)

Subject Location

github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo-11

Entities in Portrait

2 directories, 177 files

Entity Types in Portrait

AGC

Portrait Type

Group

Portrait Details

Algorithmically generated image of dozens and dozens of uniquely shaped, florescent pink/purple digital amoeba-looking forms against a deep, deep purple background — Portrait detail

Detail image of six differently shaped, fluorescent purple and pink pixelated ameoba-esque forms, directionally pointed downward, against a deep, deep purple background — Portrait detail

Algorithmically generated closeup image of an organically shaped pink, purple, red and blue digital specimen against a deep purple background — Portrait detail

Algorithmically generated closeup image of a different organically shaped pink, purple, red and blue digital specimen against a deep purple background — Portrait detail

Enter The Machine portraits are interactive in different ways. Below are the supported interactions for this specific portrait.

Action	Desktop	Touch Devices
Start/stop animation	Spacebar or	Hold tap for 2s then
Toggle sound	`s` or	Hold tap for 2s then
Zoom (stop animation, then)	scroll wheel	pinch and zoom
Pan (stop animation, then)	click and drag	hold and drag
Rotate (stop animation, then)	shift + alt/option and drag	pinch and rotate
Fullscreen	`f`	–

Documentation of this internet-native artwork is stored permanently on blockchain should future changes in web-based technologies affect how it displays.

Permalink

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Format

video/quicktime

Resolution

1296 x 2304

Duration

1'29

Transaction

viewblock.io/arweave/tx/AilP8pbOdI3lF4edXlKTNruhWGVOqHxtN-KhzgCtnRI

Artist

Eric Corriel