Mike Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 30 seconds in and I'm nodding off What time is she due back in the atmosphere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Splashdown due in about fifteen minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Just tuned in now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Drogue chutes out!! And now the mains - those pictures are spectacular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Splashdown!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Spladoosh! I'm not sure they're wise to drive a golden spike into a bridge to the future. It could affect the structure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 One difference from the old days - no cigars being passed out in the control centre! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Great test. It was almost too perfect. The only areas that didn't work out exactly as planned were the righting balloons - only three of the five inflated - and the recovery team were unable to recover all the parachutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I'm now eagerly awaiting the Revell kit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Is there one due. I'd like a Delta IV heavy configured for the Orion test in 1/144 scale please Mr Revell (or anybody). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 No idea if they're planning one but it would make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 That launch was pretty awesome. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Awesome indeed. I collected my winnings when I bet against another moon landing before 31/12/1999. I would like to live to see Moon Tourists 13 et. seq. Maybe, just maybe. Any ideas on when they're planning the Lunar orbiting flight for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 2021. Flight EM2 will be the first manned mission and will either go around the moon once and come back or actually go into orbit around the moon before returning to earth (a repeat of Apollo 8 essentially). The main pacer will be the development of the SLS booster system. Delta IV Heavy is way too weedy for full-on manned Orion missions. It needs the lifting capacity of the SLS rocket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Did anyone else of a certain age get flashbacks to Apollo when those red-and-white 'chutes came through the clouds? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Thanks for that Eric. My dad has been keeping me up to speed on the welding technology they're developing for the SLS. What they've achieved in New Orleans is quite staggering already. I definitely had flash backs not only for the chutes but also the capsule bobbing in the ocean. The pity is that they didn't start the Apollo Applications Programme once they'd designed the Saturn V stack. I've just finished Voyage by Stephen Baxter and the parallels are pretty amazing. Buzz Aldrins Return to Tiber is pretty good as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I've just finished Voyage by Stephen Baxter and the parallels are pretty amazing. Then you'll like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrbvM5HuQRE Did anyone else of a certain age get flashbacks to Apollo when those red-and-white 'chutes came through the clouds? Did you spot that each parachute had a different pattern of stripes? Presumably so that in the event of a problem like they had on Apollo 15 they could tell which one it was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I did. The problem with Apollo 15 was caused by the dumping of excess attitude thruster fuel during descent. The fuel burned the shroud lines and caused the parachute to collapse. They were very lucky as another set of lines had almost burned through as well. I suppose they aren't dumping this excess fuel on the Orion to ensure this type of incident doesn't occur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 hi,and home.. don 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 hi, seems old computers are better? lol don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 There was no way they could rely on early 1960s technology as the Apollo used. Most of the REAL computational power of Apollo came from the large mainframe computers on the ground. Orion has to have that capacity (and greater) on board so the option of something like Apollo's "core rope memory" systems was just not tenable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamS Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Orion re-entry - astronaut's eye view: Graham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Impressive stuff. Is that Brian Eno they are using for the soundtrack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Then you'll like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrbvM5HuQRE Did you spot that each parachute had a different pattern of stripes? Presumably so that in the event of a problem like they had on Apollo 15 they could tell which one it was. Yes. I have very much enjoyed that. Some minor errors in configuration but a great visualisation of the story. Now reading Titan. Orion re-entry - astronaut's eye view: Graham Enjoyed that as well. Here is Tilly the Tortoiseshell also enjoying it She watched the whole thing from start to finish and never moved. Usually she sits in front of the screen. Sounds like Brian Eno but I've no idea what it is A Delta IV would be good in 1/144 of course. Been around long enough.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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