Re: Apollo1 vs Apollo2


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
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>
>

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

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