Re: RTLS Abort
- From: "Jeff Findley" <jeff.findley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 11:19:37 -0400
<albegasct@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In the event of an RTLS abort, are there shut off values on the
umbilical lines to prevent remainning fuel to leak out of the tank once
the orbiter separates? I could see leaking fuel being a danger at that
moment, not to mention pollution in the water.
What pollution? The ET contains cryogenic iquid oxygen and cryogenic liquid
hydrogen.
Also, when the tank hits
the water, would it remain intact or break apart?
I'd think it would be squashed a bit on impact. ;-)
Seriously though, I think if you're performing an RTLS, you end up burning
most (all?) of the fuel in the ET in order to do the powered turn around
maneuver, but there are others here that know better than I.
Jeff
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