It was used by the Apollo PGNCS as a reference to which the gimbal-mounted platform at its core should be oriented to.
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worked at the US MIT Instrumentation Laboratory (now known as the Draper Lab) during the development of the Apollo Guidance, Navigation, and Control System, or the GN&C.