I either don’t want to know how you know that, or you have an electric vehicle.
> On May 31, 2020, at 11:54 AM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > > > 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> 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> On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com > Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2020 10:15 AM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <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 wrote: > > > That was a nice video. Very counterintuitive. > > > From: Bill Prince > Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2020 6:01 PM > To: 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 from about the 5:10 point. > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 5/30/2020 12:09 PM, 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 > 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 > 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 wrote: > Just a reminder in case you forgot. > > > > > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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