by 1976 NASA knew Skylab was coming down earlier.
Quote from: zerm on 12/11/2008 10:55 amWith Miles O'Brien and his whole tech. staff now eliminated from CNN, I wonder how long before that network runs with this nonsense story?Or to paraphrase, how many of these crappy stories can we expect to see in the future?... Maybe we may see a spaceflight tabloid... A very scary thought...
With Miles O'Brien and his whole tech. staff now eliminated from CNN, I wonder how long before that network runs with this nonsense story?
Have I missed something along the way? As a space video junkie recording television coverage dating back to 1982, I don't recall ever seeing the complete launch of Buran; only a short clip at tower. You would think it would have been released after all these years (i.e. failed N1). Again, have I missed something?
Quote from: Jim on 12/16/2008 11:47 amby 1976 NASA knew Skylab was coming down earlier. I recall they want to accelerate STS because of this... am I right?
Thanks for the info. It's been a while since ive seen the video. The short video makes sense now with the cloud deck. I'm sure its probably been mentioned somewhere in this long thread, but what was the rationale to launch a new vehicle at night into a cloud deck? What about high altitude imagery?
A spaceflight tabloid would at least mean there was some public interest...
They did want to accelerate the STS production, but ran into too manysnags that kept pushing Columbia's maiden launch further.
Engineers don't need visuals on their vehicle, they're too busy looking at the telemetry. Visuals are only a bonus for outsiders.
Quote from: ugordan on 12/17/2008 10:59 amEngineers don't need visuals on their vehicle, they're too busy looking at the telemetry. Visuals are only a bonus for outsiders.Like the photos in the Rogers Commission report showing the puffs of smoke and later the plume of flame coming from the breached field joint on the SRB? Those were of no value and were only a "bonus for outsiders"? Why were cameras placed inside propellant tanks of some of the early vehicles to watch how the contents behaved during flight? Why are there cameras on the Shuttle watching the vehicle during ascent and inside the umbilical well to photograph the ET after separation? The engineers surely don't need any of this, they just watch their telemetry. Sheesh. Sorry for OT.
Which *other* launch vehicle requires such close scrutiny during launch?