You know, there should be options on your blackberry to adjust the white balance. There is on mine, and I've got an old one.
Quote from: Ronsmytheiii on 02/14/2012 09:53 pmHold on there, here is a retouched versionWait, wait!... can you do the same with this one, taken this morning?...
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Quote from: antonioe on 02/15/2012 03:03 pmQuote from: Ronsmytheiii on 02/14/2012 09:53 pmHold on there, here is a retouched versionWait, wait!... can you do the same with this one, taken this morning?...This is my go at retouching (while waiting for Ron)!
Some cool Cygnus images from the aforementioned presentation.
Quote from: Space Pete on 02/18/2012 04:22 pmSome cool Cygnus images from the aforementioned presentation.Looks like they have a lot of hardware pretty far along already, even the first "enhanced" Cygnus started! That's very good.
Quote from: Robotbeat on 02/19/2012 07:11 amQuote from: Space Pete on 02/18/2012 04:22 pmSome cool Cygnus images from the aforementioned presentation.Looks like they have a lot of hardware pretty far along already, even the first "enhanced" Cygnus started! That's very good.Well the "enhanced" or PCM+ is only a third band added on, so I assume it would not require any major changes for the Thales Alenia tooling. The long pole will probably be the bus modifications to support the Ultraflex arrays. Cygnus is designed to have most of its major systems in the bus to get it to act as a bus to support multiple different configurations (pressurized cargo, large unpressurized cargo ORU's, and cargo return versions)
Progress Update on Orbital's Cygnus and ISS Cargo Resupply ActivitiesFebruary 2012Frank Culbertson, Orbital's Senior Vice President and head of our human space systems business, gave a presentation to the FAA's Commercial Space Transportation Conference in Washington, DC on February 16 with an update on our Cygnus and ISS Cargo Resupply Activities. His presentation, which contains some new photos and updates, is posted below.http://www.orbital.com/Antares/files/Culbertson_FAA_Conference_2012.pdf
Quote from: Space Pete on 11/30/2011 03:35 pmThe PCM also appears to have been stretched by roughly 1/3 of its previous length.Yes that would be the PCM+ configuration, with an extra band added to add more pressurized volume/cargo lift. This configuration depends on the introduction of the Castor XL upper stage for performance increase. The first flight of Castor 30 XL will be on Taurus II flight 5, or OSC CRS flight 3.
The PCM also appears to have been stretched by roughly 1/3 of its previous length.
Quote from: Ronsmytheiii on 11/30/2011 03:52 pmQuote from: Space Pete on 11/30/2011 03:35 pmThe PCM also appears to have been stretched by roughly 1/3 of its previous length.Yes that would be the PCM+ configuration, with an extra band added to add more pressurized volume/cargo lift. This configuration depends on the introduction of the Castor XL upper stage for performance increase. The first flight of Castor 30 XL will be on Taurus II flight 5, or OSC CRS flight 3.I have seen quotes of the Enhanced Cygnus mass of about 6.5 mt which includes 2.7 mt of payload. I assume that Cygnus would do all the orbital maneuvers from the Antares insertion point of 200 km.But if I look at the capabilities of Antares 130 to 200 km and ISS inclination (using Castor 30XL), its capability is about 5.5 mt (see attached plot from Orbital's Antares brochure).What am I missing?
Inflatable heat shield technology was flight tested 12 years ago with only partial success. See: http://www.esa.int/esapub/bulletin/bullet103/marraffa103.pdf