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Offline Patchouli

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Re: Apollo 2TV-1
« Reply #20 on: 02/08/2009 01:35 am »
Dumb question but did the shuttle also undergo tests similar to this during it's development and is Orion also being tested in this manner?
I guess it's no longer necessary for a crew to be involved any more.
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Re: Apollo 2TV-1
« Reply #21 on: 02/08/2009 01:54 am »
The Orbiter was too big

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Re: Apollo 2TV-1
« Reply #22 on: 02/08/2009 02:02 am »
I figured it was too big but what about just parts of the shuttle such as just the crew cabin or radiators etc?
Seems crazy to not have vacuum tested major sub sections on the ground before flying the vehicle.
 Though they would have to some how simulate heat inputs etc that the rest of the orbiter would create.
It looks like just the nose of an orbiter might fit in there or an entire Orion CSM minus the solar collectors.
« Last Edit: 02/08/2009 02:06 am by Patchouli »

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Re: Apollo 2TV-1
« Reply #23 on: 02/08/2009 02:28 pm »
Here are a few pics from the last test:





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Re: Apollo 2TV-1
« Reply #24 on: 02/08/2009 06:12 pm »
I stumbled on this site and saw there were questions needing to answered @ LTA-8.   If you need, feel free to send an e-mail - Gerry Gibbons (one of the astronauts) is my father and is alive and well. 

Thanks

Hello gibbons1969, I am "the creator" of the topic, indeed I would be very interested in information on LTA-8 mission and even can be by an interview  (kind, how it spent the mission ... 3 or 4 questions maximum) of your dad for my web site in French on the program Apollo...

http://www.de-la-terre-a-la-lune.com/ or

http://www.de-la-terre-a-la-lune.com/apollo.php?page=essais_lta8

But I do not see your email address anywhere

Sorry for my poor english
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Offline Patchouli

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Re: Apollo 2TV-1
« Reply #25 on: 02/08/2009 06:27 pm »
Cool pics nothing like seeing some lost history they don't put in text books or show on TV.
Still the astronauts back then had to be tough to handle being locked inside of what amounted to a station wagon or VW bus for 8 days though it's better then I thought it would be since they can stand up in the middle of the vehicle.
I guess Orion won't be that bad since it's supposed to be twice as big inside maybe comparable to a full sized van or even a small camper.
Gemini on the other hand had to been a serious test of will.

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Re: Apollo 2TV-1
« Reply #26 on: 02/08/2009 10:09 pm »
A couple more..




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Re: Apollo 2TV-1
« Reply #27 on: 02/09/2009 10:47 am »
It must have been particularly uncomfortable to live in that confined space in 1 G.

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Re: Apollo 2TV-1
« Reply #28 on: 02/09/2009 09:43 pm »
Is this of any use, it's part of the specifications for the 2TV-1 CSM.

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19790077003_1979077003.pdf

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Re: Apollo 2TV-1
« Reply #29 on: 07/23/2019 01:14 pm »
The AGC Restoration team has managed to download a version of the AGC software used on this mission (Sundial E) from core ropes held by MIT.

https://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/Colossus.html#2TV1

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