I think the AiQuote from: Dalhousie on 10/21/2015 05:18 amSo NASA could afford T-38 trainers for its astronauts and the USAF could not, even though the T-38 was the standard advanced trainer at the time? How many would they have needed? I think the Air Force had other priorities. Remember they started buying them in 1961 as a much needed advanced trainer. Add in the needs of training new pilots for Vietnam and I think you have your answer. By the late 1960s Vietnam was chewing up pilots. To give you a personal example, my Grandfather flew in Korea and WWII was asked to reenlist. Sadly the physical flagged something that turned out to be cancer, but for that he would have gone. T-38 production did not end until 1972, meaning the US Air Force had more demand than T-38s. NASA didn't have similar demands and had the budget to buy them.
So NASA could afford T-38 trainers for its astronauts and the USAF could not, even though the T-38 was the standard advanced trainer at the time? How many would they have needed?
As proven before but confirmed by these documents, no MOL structural hardware was used on Skylab and that may be expanded to include all hardware upon further reading.
Quote from: Jim on 10/22/2015 01:30 pmAs proven before but confirmed by these documents, no MOL structural hardware was used on Skylab and that may be expanded to include all hardware upon further reading.I assume you mean documents like these. Looks like NASA got an IBM 360 out of it... Seems like many of the ground computers where in demand within both the Air Force and NASAhttp://www.nro.gov/foia/declass/mol/807.pdfhttp://www.nro.gov/foia/declass/mol/809.pdfhttp://www.nro.gov/foia/declass/mol/810.pdfhttp://www.nro.gov/foia/declass/mol/811.pdfhttp://www.nro.gov/foia/declass/mol/813.pdfhttp://www.nro.gov/foia/declass/mol/814.pdfhttp://www.nro.gov/foia/declass/mol/820.pdfhttp://www.nro.gov/foia/declass/mol/822.pdfThis one seems to list everything transferred to NASA. Notice included is waste management hardware and technology. http://www.nro.gov/foia/declass/mol/823.pdf
Lots of new MOL documents are up:http://www.nro.gov/foia/declass/MOL.htmlAnd photos too:http://www.nro.gov/foia/declass/MOL_Pics.html
Is this artwork of a later design?
Do people in the know say "em-oh-ell" or "mol"?
Quote from: Proponent on 10/23/2015 08:54 amDo people in the know say "em-oh-ell" or "mol"?They said "mole."
Are there any good images of the camera system or the schematics released over a year ago? I have not had a chance to go through the material.
Quote from: Blackstar on 10/23/2015 10:07 amQuote from: Proponent on 10/23/2015 08:54 amDo people in the know say "em-oh-ell" or "mol"?They said "mole."Oh, OK, so I have been doing it wrong.....lol