Randall Clague wrote:
> I don't see this. A vehicle with a field-swappable TPS can have a
> fast turnaround. Unlock the panels, take them off, put the new ones
> on, and lock them down. Send the old panels off to the shop for
> refurb, or throw them out.
Precisely. The original (1987) Alpha d
Randall Clague wrote:
>
> On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:38:13 -0800, Pierce Nichols
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >Achieving such a
> >turnaround time would also eliminate ablative TPS systems from contention
>
> I don't see this. A vehicle with a field-swappable TPS can have a
> fast turnaround.
David Weinshenker wrote:
> Flapping? Wings? I thought we were talking about solar collectors
> to be deployed on a vehicle in orbital flight - i.e., in vacuum...
Ya ... great big wingie thingies (ok - so they don't flap, much). I
still remember seeing the SkyLab 3 crew approaching the station an
On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 08:43:58 -0500 (EST), Henry Spencer
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> There is a persistent rumor that TGV, as in TGV Rockets, stands for
>> Three Guys in a Van... :-)
>
>Two Guys in a Van, actually. Pat has been heard to admit this in public,
>so it's not just a rumor. :-)
OK.
On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:38:13 -0800, Pierce Nichols
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Achieving such a
>turnaround time would also eliminate ablative TPS systems from contention
I don't see this. A vehicle with a field-swappable TPS can have a
fast turnaround. Unlock the panels, take them off, put th
On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 09:15:32 -0500, Alex Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>In the mean time is there a way to send small amounts of money?
>Perhaps by Paypal?
Yes, [EMAIL PROTECTED], no donation too small.
-R
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easy solution - which is wrong
On Sun, 09 Feb 2003 12:37:43 -0800, Adrian Tymes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>We already
>have a bit more people than we need down there [at MTA]
Not many.
I have 12 positions identified for an MTA launch, though some of them
are dual hatted:
Pyro Operator
TRACON Liaison
Program Manager
Range Sa
On Sun, 09 Feb 2003 15:50:37 -0500, Alex Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>- No communications network. You could only talk to satellite a couple of times
>a week.
There are no LEO orbits that don't pass above the comm center's
horizon at least once a day.
>- Lastly a mental image of so
Michael Wallis wrote:
>
> Henry Spencer wrote:
>
> > Especially for a big manned spacecraft -- notoriously high on volume and
> > thus heat-generating equipment and people, and low on surface area -- I
> > think you're going to be driven to choose the outer layer purely on
> > thermal issues. Us
Henry Spencer wrote:
> Especially for a big manned spacecraft -- notoriously high on volume and
> thus heat-generating equipment and people, and low on surface area -- I
> think you're going to be driven to choose the outer layer purely on
> thermal issues. Using it for power is appealing, but t
On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, Michael Wallis wrote:
> > ...It's better to have separate solar arrays -- which could be
> > mechanically rather simpler with a flexible cell material -- and optimize
> > the exterior of the station itself for thermal control.
>
> True, but you want to cover the SOFI to keep i
Henry Spencer wrote:
> Careful here. Typically you do not *want* to cover your station etc. in
> solar cells, because you will overheat! Solar cells are, by definition,
> very good light absorbers. (MOST, the satellite I was involved with, does
> use body-mounted solar arrays... but if we were
On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, Michael Wallis wrote:
> Came across this and thought it might have interesting possibilities
> for use in space. It's a flexable denim-like material that is an 11%
> efficient solar cell sheet...
There are actually several candidate technologies for mildly-efficient
flexible s
Hi ...
Came across this and thought it might have interesting possibilities
for use in space. It's a flexable denim-like material that is an 11%
efficient solar cell sheet.
Imagine a shuttle ET covered with this as an orbital station. Imagine
a space suit with this as a cover to generate it's ow
Hello, there isn't any specific ERPS plan for tomorrow;
I may show up and do one or two flights... this is a local
model rocket club launch; we sometimes use these as a venue
to fly small electronics tests etc.
Launch information:
Livermore http://www.lunar.org
Fresno http://www.tripolicentra
Hi there!
I've been out of the loop for a while, but if you need help for the
flight tomorrow, I'm available. At the very least, I would like to get
directions to the launch site.
I have digital and analog photographic equipment, by the way, so I can
help record the flight.
Sam Coniglio
Hom
Japan plans to cooperate with the US in building a missile defense
system. I feel that this cooperation (opinion on good or bad, right or
wrong set aside) will affect technology in this country and particularly
the technology used in building rockets. I think perhaps the most
immediate effect w
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