tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post1763288257907139142..comments2023-04-01T13:39:24.156-07:00Comments on RocketsAndSuch: It's Cold Down There.Rocket Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109496878476775729noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-12412817372892885362009-03-03T14:04:00.000-08:002009-03-03T14:04:00.000-08:00How many months have they been waiting on their ri...<I>How many months have they been waiting on their ride?</I><BR/><BR/>Let see, if the ISS is decommissioned in 2016, and Ares I is ready in 2017? <BR/><BR/>Real clear thinking. Heckava job.<BR/><BR/>Do you think Americans can get any more stupid than they already are?<BR/><BR/>Let's see :<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av020/080730delay.html" REL="nofollow">http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av020/080730delay.html</A><BR/><BR/>Nope. Stupid is as stupid does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-39853973166011308952009-03-02T19:33:00.000-08:002009-03-02T19:33:00.000-08:00Yes, yes. Commerical is the way to go! How many ...Yes, yes. <BR/><BR/>Commerical is the way to go! How many months have they been waiting on their ride? LRO(5), How about SDO (9), OTV(12+) Woohoo! Let's bet the lives of the station crew on that. Sorry buddy, you'll have to wait, making much more profit from this commercial customer. Go to the end of the line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-19849407741378964212009-02-28T17:20:00.000-08:002009-02-28T17:20:00.000-08:00OSC has had a lot of trouble with SEPsystems.The T...OSC has had a lot of trouble with SEP<BR/>systems.<BR/><BR/>The TOZS almost wrecked the ShuttleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-4810234240315697002009-02-27T08:28:00.000-08:002009-02-27T08:28:00.000-08:00Why does anyone assume there's anything fundamenta...<I>Why does anyone assume there's anything fundamentally "safe" about strapping any sort of valuable payload to a vehicle made up of 95% high-explosive, standing back and then lighting it off?</I><BR/><BR/>May I introduce you to liquid fuels?<BR/><BR/>Welcome to the 21st Century as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-48115201809647961622009-02-27T04:58:00.000-08:002009-02-27T04:58:00.000-08:00"Rocket Science IS NOT hard! Just ask Elon!"Um... ..."Rocket Science IS NOT hard! Just ask Elon!"<BR/><BR/>Um... Hello? Elon Musk and Space-X would be the FIRST to say that Rocket Science is hard. So far, they have had only one flight that they are happy to call a success (although, IIRC, they have had one marginal success too).<BR/><BR/>I'm wondering if Orbital's idea of reusing decommissioned ICBMs is now coming back to bite them on the butt. After all, the Taurus (Minuteman) and Minotaur (Peacekeeper) were never intended to work as satellite launchers. One must wonder how far out to the edge of the envelope in terms of accoustics and acceleration they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-40844843531662138992009-02-26T17:25:00.000-08:002009-02-26T17:25:00.000-08:00"For those who are proponents of turning the whole..."For those who are proponents of turning the whole thing over to commercial interests, how's that Orbital launch vehicle working out for you?"<BR/><BR/>Vaporware is vaporware, be it Arizonan/Ukrainian, Utahn, or Californian. Figure out the 1 or 2 lowest risk, take those. Not all of the risk is technical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-59248265631912813572009-02-26T02:30:00.000-08:002009-02-26T02:30:00.000-08:00Why does anyone assume there's anything fundamenta...Why does anyone assume there's anything fundamentally "safe" about strapping any sort of valuable payload to a vehicle made up of 95% high-explosive, standing back and then lighting it off?<BR/><BR/>Its purely a testament to the hard work and dedication of the thousands of people involved that as many of these things work as successfully as they do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-36766842382812064672009-02-25T19:38:00.000-08:002009-02-25T19:38:00.000-08:00In science fiction space flight is easy, in the re...In science fiction space flight is easy, in the real space program it’s anything but.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-30944168964617613262009-02-24T20:10:00.000-08:002009-02-24T20:10:00.000-08:00Rocket Science IS NOT hard! Just ask Elon!Rocket Science IS NOT hard! Just ask Elon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-73825482873220717262009-02-24T16:55:00.000-08:002009-02-24T16:55:00.000-08:00It was certainly cold on the program today. Turns ...It was certainly cold on the program today. Turns out that somebody doesn't like being taken to task over their defective requirements. So much so that money was lost.<BR/><BR/>The response, banish the one that spoke the truth! Yep! That's right, send them far away so that we won't have to hear about the problems that we have already caused. <BR/><BR/>Those that have the gold make the rules. <BR/><BR/>Those that tell the truth...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-52842515628794544282009-02-24T08:30:00.000-08:002009-02-24T08:30:00.000-08:00For those who are proponents of turning the whole ...For those who are proponents of turning the whole thing over to commercial interests, how's that Orbital launch vehicle working out for you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-14750268867482453102009-02-24T08:28:00.000-08:002009-02-24T08:28:00.000-08:00Rocket Science is still hard.And for some reason i...<I>Rocket Science is still hard.</I><BR/><BR/>And for some reason it seems to be extra hard when the powers that be aren't interested in the results.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com