Can anyone provide a quick summary of using one vs. the other? Seems some burns use one and some the other. I understand having both active to allow for cross-monitoring, but why not just use PGNS all the time? Thanks.
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Burns using PGNS vs. SCS
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rcflyinghokie
LM Junky
Missions that use SCS for burns (Apollo 7 and 9 for instance) were to test the SCS. All other mission burns (Apollo 8, and 10-17) were planned to burn with PGNS, with SCS as a followup/backup.
Which burns using one or the other are you referring to?
Which burns using one or the other are you referring to?
rcflyinghokie
LM Junky
Yeah it is not inconsistent, only Apollo 7 and 9 had SCS use in their burns, and it was strictly for testing.
