On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 11:04:08AM -0500, Syndaryl wrote: >Here's a wacky question. Can you email NASA and ask? Tell them you're >writing a sci-fi story, or heck tell them you're writing an RPG >adventure, they're geeky enough to appreciate it :D
I may yet do this, but I'm hoping to find public information first. On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 11:13:56AM -0500, Syndaryl wrote: >Interesting thought. How good is the insulation on the ISS? Could >infrared photography tell the difference between a >normally-climate-controlled ISS and one that was unusually cold/warm? If the hardware has gone wildly out of kilter (i.e. shut down completely), then yes. >Similar question: with all the astronomical observation equipment we >have pointed at the sky, could we detect radio or magnetic emmissions >or other "side effect" radiation from a working generator on the ISS? No generator, not even a small RTG. Solar panels and batteries. Some of the experiments might be active, but for the sake of argument I'm assuming there's nothing relevant there. >might let the ground crew eliminate/confirm either that the automatic >systems are functioning, or are functioning anomolously, or aren't >functioning at all. Thanks. I'll think about just what information would be available. >The Soyeuz has it's own comm equipment IIRC, so unless you have a >plausable explanation for why it's AWOL, I would assume if the ISS's >coms failed, they'd send someone out to the Soyeuz to tell Earth about it. Indeed. R _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
