Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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We finish the restoration of our Soyuz INK "Globus" analog mechanical navigation computer by making its all important landing point prediction function work again.

Part 1 video: youtu.be/dmHaCQ8Ul6E
Part 2 video: youtu.be/CP5dfjxdkQ4

Ken's blog article on reverse engineering the Globus gears:
righto.com/2023/03/reverse-engineering-globus-ink-soviet.html

Ken's blog article on the Globus functions:
righto.com/2023/01/inside-globus-ink-mechanical-navigation.html

Music credits: Tetris original game music, played on my Mac SE: drive.google.com/open?id=1kVaCzpzfUrowlL_N8gEM456UP8hwO2Z1

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