Re: Can they still go back to ISS?
- From: "Jorge R. Frank" <jrfrank@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 13:32:06 -0500
"Jim Oberg" <jameseoberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:Tiuug.15160$78.6636@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
Yes, they saved back gas for a re-rendezvous if the external
post-sep inspection found a lethal wound. That's why they
did not -- this time -- do a station photo fly-around, like
they usually do. Sometime after the beginning of the deorbit burn,
they no longer have enough gas to stop and head back to the station.
Actually, they also lose re-rendezvous capability if they do a large orbit
adjust burn to improve landing opportunities. Such a burn would not be
performed until the orbiter TPS is cleared for entry. Anyway, it looks like
STS-121 will not perform one.
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