On 10/31/2014 11:57 AM, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: > On 10/31/14 11:45 AM, Dave Cole wrote: >> So if they did have astronaunts on this rocket they would have had to >> make a choice. Kill the astronaunts by detonating the rocket, or >> possibly kill civilians if the rocket crashes onto the mainland. > That's not right. Manned rockets have launch escape systems designed to > fly the astronauts to safety in case the rocket malfunctions: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_escape_system >
>>Only one emergency use of an LES has occurred. This occurred during the attempt to launch Soyuz T-10-1 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_T-10-1> on September 26, 1983. The rocket caught fire, just before launch, and the LES carried the crew capsule clear, seconds before the rocket exploded. The crew were subjected to an acceleration of 14 to 17 /g/ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-force> (140 to 170 m/s²) for five seconds. Reportedly, the capsule reached an altitude of 2,000 meters (6,500 ft) and landed 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) from the launch pad. The Soyuz LES system also has grid fins <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_fin> mounted on the payload fairing <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payload_fairing> that deploy to stabilize the craft. >> I did not know that could be launched from a standing rocket on the launch pad or one barely off the ground. I stand corrected. Thanks. From the same link.... Orbital Sciences..the same company that had the rocket blow up.... >>Orbital Sciences Corporation <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_Sciences_Corporation> intends to sell the LAS it was building for the Orion spacecraft <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_spacecraft> to future commercial crew vehicle providers in the wake of cancellation of the Constellation project.^[6] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_escape_system#cite_note-6> Perhaps they should fit the LAS system to the cargo bay of future Antares rockets? ;-) Another article - the comments are interesting. http://www.space.com/27598-antares-rocket-explosion-soviet-engines.html Dave --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
