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05-25-2012, 09:06 AM
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The N-1 was a great project, and the lattice structure was especially mass-efficient for an HLV, sadly the engines originally designed for it were not ready and the program was rushed in a desperate attempt to follow the USA. So numerous smaller engines (36 !) were put instead of those that were originally planned. The resulting system was awfully complex and vulnerable to failures. Also it didn't get the proper testing time.
Maybe that with the current tech, the computerized engine cutoff system responsible for handling failures could have worked. But in the early 1970's, it was hopeless. |
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05-25-2012, 09:33 AM
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Vladimir Komarov last words Zarya (Gagarin) - How do you feel? Rubin (Komarov) - I feel good. Everything is OK. Z. - Here comrades recommend you to breath deeper. Waiting for you at landing... R. - Thank you. Tell everyone. De[staging] occured. |
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05-30-2012, 07:02 AM
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Astronauts Likely Survived Challenger Explosion
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06-29-2012, 04:17 PM
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07-07-2012, 08:47 AM
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All 135 Space Shuttle Launches at Once:
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07-10-2012, 05:46 AM
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07-16-2012, 11:52 PM
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I found the original NBC coverage of the Apollo 16 launch. Awesome stuff.
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07-17-2012, 12:33 AM
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07-19-2012, 01:26 AM
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I just found an interesting video of the Apollo 11 crew suiting up for launch.
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07-23-2012, 04:18 AM
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Sort of space-related - gopher (or some sort of rodent!) at Baikonur
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07-27-2012, 05:10 PM
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08-09-2012, 06:06 PM
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Geek Penguin on Mt. Olympus
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Hmm..... this failure mode is very common in Orbiter (RCS mode problems anyone?
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09-02-2012, 07:26 AM
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Orion/SLS supporter.
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09-09-2012, 08:11 AM
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Last edited by Codz; 09-09-2012 at 08:39 AM. |
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09-09-2012, 03:58 PM
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I have that on DVD. One of my favorites, next to its sequel "The Dream is Alive".
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I found the original NBC coverage of the Apollo 16 launch. Awesome stuff.
