My bladder is larger than my gas tank battery. 

 

 

From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Matt Hoppes
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2020 10:45 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com>
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Doug and Bob's Excellent Adventure - 2nd Try

 

They don’t have microwaves or ovens. Why do they need toilets?  Take care of 
your bio-needs before you start out on a trip. 

 

My bladder is larger than my gas tank. 

 





On May 31, 2020, at 11:42 AM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com 
<mailto:af...@kwisp.com> > wrote:



So if Teslas are self-driving, maybe they need toilets too.  Or is that the 
difference between a car and an RV?

 

From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com> > On Behalf 
Of ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> 
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2020 10:15 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com> >
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Doug and Bob's Excellent Adventure - 2nd Try

 

I think it can hold 5 or 7 passengers.  It has a toilet.  

They are probably out of it by now.  The spacecraft docked a bit ago.  

 

From: Matt Hoppes 

Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2020 9:05 AM

To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group 

Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Doug and Bob's Excellent Adventure - 2nd Try

 

How much room is there in that capsule?

 

Are they in their seats for 19 hours while they rendezvous or can they get out 
and at least move a bit?






On May 31, 2020, at 10:55 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>  wrote:

 

That was a nice video.  Very counterintuitive.

 

 

From: Bill Prince 

Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2020 6:01 PM

To: af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>  

Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Doug and Bob's Excellent Adventure - 2nd Try

 

They call it a Hohmann Transfer. They get into an orbit just below the ISS and 
orbit until they get out in front of the ISS. Then they turn around and let the 
ISS catch up to them.

Watch this video 
<https://www.businessinsider.com/why-does-it-take-so-long-to-reach-the-international-space-station-2015-3>
  from about the 5:10 point.

bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
 

On 5/30/2020 12:09 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>  wrote:

I found it astounding to learn that during the first NASA manned docking test, 
the guys would give it some throttle and get farther away from the target.  
Nobody had thought it through.  

 

More throttle == faster == higher orbit == slower orbital period.  

 

So you have to slow down to catch up if you want to dock.    If you are behind, 
you slow down until you get ahead and then speed up to raise up and slow down...

 

From: Bill Prince 

Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2020 12:53 PM

To: af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>  

Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Doug and Bob's Excellent Adventure - 2nd Try

 

It's not quite like shooting a bullet. There is a window that they can maneuver 
within. It may have to do with the amount of propellant carried in the "garage" 
attached to the back of the crew dragon. There also has to be enough left in 
that to de-orbit. 

I saw a series of diagrams somewhere (maybe on the SpaceX web site?) that 
illustrated all the various maneuvers at the different stages.

The approach to the ISS is interesting in that there is an exclusion zone of 
sorts all around the ISS. They need to target to outside that zone until they 
make their final approach. Once they are in a parallel orbit just outside the 
exclusion zone, they can rotate and maneuver into the docking station. The crew 
dragon (and the cargo dragon) is that the whole operation is autonomous.

 

bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
 

On 5/30/2020 11:39 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote:

Guy on radio was saying SpaceX crew capsule has to be launched at a specific 
time to rendezvous with the ISS, sounds like shooting a bullet.  Same guy said 
Boeing design will have a wider launch window because it is more maneuverable.  
Looking at photos they don’t seem that different.  Does this sound right?  Main 
difference seems to be the way they land, in water or on land.

 

Not sure what happens to Boeing capsule if collapse of air travel on top of 737 
Max fiasco spells the end of Boeing as a company.

 

From: AF mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com On Behalf Of Bill Prince
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2020 1:25 PM
To: af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com> 
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Doug and Bob's Excellent Adventure - 2nd Try

 

 

1522 EDT (AKA 3:22 PM)

1422 CDT (AKA 2:22 PM)

1322 MDT (AKA 1:22 PM)

1222 PDT (AKA 12:22 PM)

If you're not on daylight saving time, you know what to do.

 

bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
 

On 5/30/2020 11:18 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>  wrote:

Just a reminder in case you forgot.

 













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