Re: Apollo1 vs Apollo2


Rusty wrote:
> Lorenzo Baldi wrote:
> > Any thoughs about this article (and, of course, the complete .doc
> > file)?
> >
> > http://www.spacedaily.com/news/lunar-05zzy.html
> >
> > Maybe it's not the program's biggest weakness, but I didn't realize
> > how far they are from a real working project untill I read this
> > paragraph:
> >
> > "And there is a technical problem with EOR+LOR that no one seems to
> > have noticed: During the TLI and LOI burns, the CEV is docked
> > nose-down with respect to the engines. The unfortunate astronauts
> > will be hanging from their seat straps, taking the g-forces in the
> > uncomfortable "eyeballs-out" position. Possibly the lunar CEV will
> > have rotatable seats."
> >
> > Lorenzo
> >
> > Lorenzo Baldi
> > E-Mail: lornioiz@xxxxxxxxx
> > ICQ UIN: 4165096
> >
> >
>
> I found this NASA solicitation for CEV models. NASA released a 16-mb,
> 37-page MS Word document. It has highly detailed and dimensioned
> drawings of the CEV capsule, Lunar lander, CEV crew launcher and CEV
> heavy lift vehicle.
>
> 16-mb MS Word Document with CEV model drawings
> http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/eps/eps_data/118283-SOL-001-002.doc
>
> NASA model solicitation page
> http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/sol.cgi?acqid=118283
>
> -Rusty

>>From the drawings, it appears that the CEV command module has four
forward facing docking windows, four side windows and one window on the
side hatch. The CEV service module rcs quads seem to have eight rocket
nozzles each. The Lunar lander rcs quads seem to have six rocket
nozzles each.

Interesting differences from Apollo.

Rusty

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