what is the job/purpose of the person sat at the FD's left during ascent and entry (and occasionally during orbit ops). And also what does the person/s next to the Capcom do?(from watching a few of the MCC replays on youtube there always seems to be one or a couple of people sat there just staring at the big screens the whole time)
And also what does the person/s next to the Capcom do?(from watching a few of the MCC replays on youtube there always seems to be one or a couple of people sat there just staring at the big screens the whole time)
Quote from: Avron on 09/12/2009 02:59 pmDudes, I just cannot find a reference to the price of the Shuttle in todays dollar, anyone have an approx value?That is a very complex question with many different answers. First of all, do you mean a launch, or the "price" of an Orbiter.Danny Deger
Dudes, I just cannot find a reference to the price of the Shuttle in todays dollar, anyone have an approx value?
Quote from: Danny Dot on 09/12/2009 03:17 pmQuote from: Avron on 09/12/2009 02:59 pmDudes, I just cannot find a reference to the price of the Shuttle in todays dollar, anyone have an approx value?That is a very complex question with many different answers. First of all, do you mean a launch, or the "price" of an Orbiter.Danny DegerDanny, just the Orbiter would work fine.. thanks
snipOn second thought, make it three times, then round it to an even $5B since there's no way to know this figure past one significant digit.
Quote from: Jorge on 09/17/2009 03:05 amsnipOn second thought, make it three times, then round it to an even $5B since there's no way to know this figure past one significant digit.You forgot to add Florida sells tax Danny Deger
Quote from: Hobbs on 09/16/2009 11:27 pmwhat is the job/purpose of the person sat at the FD's left during ascent and entry (and occasionally during orbit ops). And also what does the person/s next to the Capcom do?(from watching a few of the MCC replays on youtube there always seems to be one or a couple of people sat there just staring at the big screens the whole time) Assistant FD
And another question, (and vaguely related) every TPS tile on the orbiters has a small white circle which as I understand is for "instrumentation" purposes, does this mean that there is a sensor/thermocouple type thing behind every single one of them? (surely not!), Are these "white dots" holes drilled into the tile or something more superficial?
I apologize if this has been asked/answered, but there are simply too many pages to sort through. Node 3 was originally intended to be placed on Unity's nadir CBM, with PMA-3 being attached to the Earth-facing port of Node 3. Was it ever NASA's intention to dock an orbiter to PMA-3 while it was on Node 3? Thanks!
Quote from: nathan.moeller on 09/18/2009 05:58 amI apologize if this has been asked/answered, but there are simply too many pages to sort through. Node 3 was originally intended to be placed on Unity's nadir CBM, with PMA-3 being attached to the Earth-facing port of Node 3. Was it ever NASA's intention to dock an orbiter to PMA-3 while it was on Node 3? Thanks!At the time that Node-3 was slated for that location, I don't think NASA had plans to dock an Orbiter to PMA-3.
The tailcone breaks apart and is carried inside the SCA.
since the STS-128 is arriving with showers all around, I would assume there is a risk of rain shortly after touchdown of the SCA. Are they not worried about getting the shuttle wet, or do they have some way to get the entire SCA and shuttle undercover quickly, since the demating and towing of the shuttle will take some time?
Quote from: dcbecker on 09/21/2009 04:18 pmsince the STS-128 is arriving with showers all around, I would assume there is a risk of rain shortly after touchdown of the SCA. Are they not worried about getting the shuttle wet, or do they have some way to get the entire SCA and shuttle undercover quickly, since the demating and towing of the shuttle will take some time?There's no complete cover at either the mate-demate device at Dryden or at the SLF. There's concern about lots of rain, as it would take longer to dry out the blankets and tiles, but they can handle some rain on the ground.