you just want to build the satellite delivery system ;-> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Weinshenker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 2:56 PM Subject: Re: [ERPS] FYI: Final Columbia Accident Report
> Randall Clague wrote: > > "Gotten their act together" is a bit strong. I think "been absolutely > > right on the ball" is a better description of what would have been > > necessary. The main point, that there was initially a chance to save > > the crew, is valid. > > One thing that NASA probably ought to do is develop a cheap, > fast-launch Orbital Lifetime Extension Package - a pod filled > with stuff like extra oxygen, CO2 absorbent, food, and toilet > paper, carrying enough OMS delta-V for final rendezvous, and > capable of being launched, in multiples, within a few days notice, > on an ICBM-class booster. (How does the throw-weight of, say, > the Minuteman system compare to the original Atlas, which was > used to orbit the 3000-lb Mercury spacecraft?) > > Absolute unit reliability is not as critical if the package is made > manufacturable - if it takes a few tries to connect, the one that gets > there makes it all worthwhile in giving the crew of a potentially damaged > shuttle some etxra days or weeks of survival on orbit while a definitive > rescue is contrived. (This has been discussed here before, and though it > wasn't included in the report as a recommendation, I think it should have > been.) > > -dave w > _______________________________________________ > ERPS-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
