Re: Retained LM ascent stage


OM wrote:
On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 03:03:37 GMT, henry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Henry Spencer)
wrote:

A friend observes that there's a third issue: after TEI they had
continuous contact with the ground, while in lunar orbit they were out of
touch for perhaps one-third of every orbit. So doing it after TEI meant
better ground monitoring, making the spacewalk a bit simpler and safer.

"America, Houston. How'd the EVA go?"

"Uh, well, Houston, we sort of lost Ron while on the back side..."

OM


Yes, but if you let go of the CSM during a TEI EVA, look how much
further you have to fall.

Rusty

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