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Re: Gemini 5 first stage recovery picture
« Reply #20 on: 01/14/2008 01:20 pm »
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CFE - 10/1/2008  7:33 PM

The original Atlas structural concept is still in use in the Centaur upper stage.  Shows that you can't keep a good idea down, even if it was abandoned for the Atlas V first stage.

Yeah, I never did understand why the Atlas V went to the stiffened skin design. The ballon worked very, very well for 40 years.

Any one know why?

Paul
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Re: Gemini 5 first stage recovery picture
« Reply #21 on: 01/14/2008 01:32 pm »
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tankmodeler - 14/1/2008  9:20 AM

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CFE - 10/1/2008  7:33 PM

The original Atlas structural concept is still in use in the Centaur upper stage.  Shows that you can't keep a good idea down, even if it was abandoned for the Atlas V first stage.

Yeah, I never did understand why the Atlas V went to the stiffened skin design. The ballon worked very, very well for 40 years.

Any one know why?

Paul

To simplify ground processing, which means saving money.  Also, the heavy version would have been hard to assemble.

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