I know the fact that Gemini 6 had a shutdown before liftoff occurred. Why would they stop the clock when it reached zero? Should they have committed liftoff right at T0 and then let Schirra and Stafford eject? I think the problem that caused the shutdown came up a second after ignition of the two first stage engines.
I know the fact that Gemini 6 had a shutdown before liftoff occurred. Why would they stop the clock when it reached zero? Should they have committed liftoff right at T0 and then let Schirra and Stafford eject? I think the problem that caused the shutdown came up a second after ignition of the two first stage engines.
The sequencing is all automated. There is no human intervention. The logic setup is what drove the outcome.
Should they have committed liftoff right at T0 and then let Schirra and Stafford eject?
The decision to eject or not was up to Schirra; he, not the computer or launch control, chose not to.