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#2900
by
Jim
on 12 Jun, 2013 21:15
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For sts-71, the first docking to Mir, what were the reasons to dock with Spacelab instead of SPACEHAB?
Spacehab wasn't under contract for such missions yet. Spacehab submitted an unsolicited proposal for logstics missions, January 1994. A letter contract was issued in November 1994, which was definitized in July 95. STS-71 flew in June 95. Spacehab logistics system (modules, bags, straps,racks, etc) development did not start until 95.
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#2901
by
brahmanknight
on 12 Jun, 2013 23:43
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Thank you, Jim. That is exactly what I was looking for.
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#2902
by
rayleighscatter
on 14 Jun, 2013 00:21
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As a tangental follow-up to my earlier question:
How many OMS and FRCS pods did the fleet have?
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#2903
by
DaveS
on 14 Jun, 2013 00:27
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As a tangental follow-up to my earlier question:
How many OMS and FRCS pods did the fleet have?
10 OMS Pods (2/vehiclex5) and 5 FRCS modules (1/vehiclex5).
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#2904
by
Jim
on 14 Jun, 2013 02:57
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As a tangental follow-up to my earlier question:
How many OMS and FRCS pods did the fleet have?
10 OMS Pods (2/vehiclex5) and 5 FRCS modules (1/vehiclex5).
One set per vehicle
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#2905
by
DaveS
on 14 Jun, 2013 05:16
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As a tangental follow-up to my earlier question:
How many OMS and FRCS pods did the fleet have?
10 OMS Pods (2/vehiclex5) and 5 FRCS modules (1/vehiclex5).
One set per vehicle
True but they could be mixed (OMS pods that is, it's my understanding that FRCS modules were vehicle specific and could not be swapped between vehicles).
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#2906
by
john7p
on 24 Jun, 2013 16:46
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Hello,
An question asked a few pages ago
On launch day one of the crew picks up the phone next to the orbiter access arm.
See at time-stamp 6.26
Are they phoning home
Who gets called and why?
Thanks John
(fixed error in url)
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#2907
by
Jim
on 24 Jun, 2013 16:57
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#2908
by
DaveS
on 26 Jun, 2013 08:14
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Is the LH2 disconnect plate on the ET thinner than the LOX disconnect plate? The reason why I ask is because of the attached photo. I just now noticed the difference in the thickness of the two disconnect plates.
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#2909
by
roma847
on 26 Jun, 2013 09:36
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In the photo, it looks almost, but I believe that the perspective is deceptive and the plates have the same thickness.
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#2910
by
wolfpack
on 12 Jul, 2013 18:06
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Could a polar launch from VAFB have used a direct ascent, or did it require OMS-1 to keep the tank in the Pacific?
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#2911
by
DaveS
on 12 Jul, 2013 19:22
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Has +X RCS maneuvers always been used post-MECO or was that a later addition?
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#2912
by
mkirk
on 15 Jul, 2013 01:23
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Has +X RCS maneuvers always been used post-MECO or was that a later addition?
Yes it was done from the begining. Initiated 2 seconds after transitioning to MM104 by pushing the Translational Hand Controller in for 11 seconds.
I know for a fact it was done at least as early as STS-3. I can double check on STS-1 & 2.
Mark
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#2913
by
brahmanknight
on 15 Jul, 2013 03:52
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Were the PAPI landing aids installed for all of the lakebed landings at Edwards?
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#2914
by
DaveS
on 31 Jul, 2013 16:57
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Anyone know the targeted date for STS-62A at the time of the loss of the STS-51L mission?
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#2915
by
psloss
on 31 Jul, 2013 18:05
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Anyone know the targeted date for STS-62A at the time of the loss of the STS-51L mission?
A slip to NET mid-July was announced in late November. Given the ongoing schedule slips for the other orbiters in January before the accident and the upcoming planetary windows in May, it may have been further back unofficially by the end of month. (I don't think addressing the hydrogen entrapment pad issue had been factored into publicly announced dates.)
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#2916
by
iskyfly
on 02 Aug, 2013 03:21
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In the MCC replays, at liftoff somebody says "liftoff confirmed".
What is being used to determine "liftoff"?
Also;
What requirements must be met for MET to start counting up?
Thank you.
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#2917
by
Jim
on 02 Aug, 2013 12:04
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In the MCC replays, at liftoff somebody says "liftoff confirmed".
What is being used to determine "liftoff"?
Also;
What requirements must be met for MET to start counting up?
Thank you.
Lift off is required for MET to start counting up.
The shuttle rising X inches is what determines lift of
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#2918
by
brahmanknight
on 05 Aug, 2013 02:03
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How was Enterprise connected to the SCA's aft connectors for the ALT series of tests, since the ET umbilical doors had to be closed?
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#2919
by
Jim
on 05 Aug, 2013 02:16
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How was Enterprise connected to the SCA's aft connectors for the ALT series of tests, since the ET umbilical doors had to be closed?
There were no doors
