The , the 'brains' of the Saturn V launch vehicle, was manufactured at IBM in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. The ring configuration with electronics boxes mounted on the inside was based on the design of the instrument unit for the smaller Saturn I rocket. As with modern rocket avionics systems, the instrument unit was vital to the proper flight of the vehicle because it contained the navigation, guidance, control, and sequencing equipment. The unit was mounted atop the S-IVB, the rocket's third stage, between the S-IVB stage and the Apollo spacecraft. Credit: NASA

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