tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post7034288866001178206..comments2023-04-01T13:39:24.156-07:00Comments on RocketsAndSuch: Bridging the GapRocket Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109496878476775729noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-31998454336584166642008-08-11T15:52:00.000-07:002008-08-11T15:52:00.000-07:00I'm sure at this point Michael Griffin must fully ...I'm sure at this point Michael Griffin must fully understand that his post-NASA career will be better off is doesn't admit failure and just lets the next incoming administration cancel it. It's all about ego now.<BR/><BR/>People like that will never admit failure. They are a dime a dozen in this administration. The problem is the sheer magnitude of their failure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-60179586609457163232008-08-11T14:46:00.000-07:002008-08-11T14:46:00.000-07:00Having seen comments in the open press, backed up ...Having seen comments in the open press, backed up by comments in the hall, the Gap appears a lot wider than one might expect. <BR/><BR/>The mention of a set of rockets that would fire upward to counteract the natural harmonics of the stretched SRB brought a tightening to my gut that I haven't experienced since I ate a buschel of green apples.<BR/><BR/>The word from management was "keep rowing". When I hear "ramming speed" I will start looking for the nearest exit.<BR/><BR/>Just how did it get this bad?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-5369398822366844062008-08-09T05:56:00.000-07:002008-08-09T05:56:00.000-07:00Given the present state of the ESAS hardware I say...Given the present state of the ESAS hardware I say we just keep on flying Shuttle until the wheels fall off. In fact I say we push launch rate sky high. More ant farm science to keep the astronauts busy- that is apparently what they like. This will erase the ESAS architecture from our minds like a hard night's drinking. We will forget about all the bad decisions and horrible designs. Then when we kill another crew the machine will be immediately grounded. We get another memorial and another commission. Do three strikes apply here? Then maybe, just maybe, we can start over on a proper command module that can be easily flown on the smallest, cheapest, most reliable EELV. We could even devise (by looking it up in old documents) an exploration architecture worthy of the name and some industry designed flight hardware that will actually work reliably. <BR/><BR/>But it's just a dream....Specific Imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13325025742491316725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-76132976058918831712008-08-05T19:04:00.000-07:002008-08-05T19:04:00.000-07:00I guess I just answered my own question. So that's...I guess I just answered my own question. So that's 36 equivalent SSME flights, including rebuild spares. One would think we could either build a starship or go to Ceres with that kind of horsepower.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-27070655209305371482008-08-05T18:41:00.000-07:002008-08-05T18:41:00.000-07:00Rocketman, I thought there was also a tooling ...Rocketman, <BR/><BR/> I thought there was also a tooling issue at Michoud. They were planning to take the ET tooling apart to make Ares 1 tank tools, and therefore at some point you could no longer assemble the Shuttle-diameter ETs. <BR/><BR/> Inquiring MindsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-92186000399323834092008-08-05T16:58:00.000-07:002008-08-05T16:58:00.000-07:00Hopefully resign. Since that seems unlikely, he ne...Hopefully resign. Since that seems unlikely, he needs to be issued a pink slip on November 4th. Even that seems rather unlikely now.<BR/><BR/>Just out of curiosity, what do you mean by SSME 'flight sets'. My understanding, which is not necessarily related to shuttle flight continuation, is that it all adds up to 14 engines. Has this number been whittled down to 12?<BR/><BR/>Are you talking flights, engines or sets of three? These engines seem pretty robust, eh, considering they aren't much of an issue with this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com