SLS launched this morning. It was spectacular. NASA showed us again that
they really know how to run a boondoggle.
Alain Fournier
SLS launched this morning. It was spectacular. NASA showed us again that
they really know how to run a boondoggle.
Alain Fournier
On 11/16/22 3:04 AM, Alain Fournier wrote:
SLS launched this morning. It was spectacular. NASA showed us again that
they really know how to run a boondoggle.
Alain Fournier
Are those center tanks painted red, or do they rust quickly?
Trolidan7 submitted this gripping article, maybe on Saturday:
On 11/16/22 3:04 AM, Alain Fournier wrote:
SLS launched this morning. It was spectacular. NASA showed us again
that they really know how to run a boondoggle.
Alain Fournier
Are those center tanks painted red, or do they rust quickly?
The foam insulation on the core stage gets a suntan, just like the
Shuttle's external tanks did.
I'm happy SLS got off the ground. I'd be even more happy if it were reconfigured to deliver cargo only and we could use up the supply of
this expensive, ill-conceived rocket to put one and done cargo into
space. Perhaps in either lunar or Lagrange Point orbits.
Not a big fan of the gateway/toll-booth either....
Dave
On Nov/20/2022 at 02:50, Snidely wrote :
Trolidan7 submitted this gripping article, maybe on Saturday:
On 11/16/22 3:04 AM, Alain Fournier wrote:
SLS launched this morning. It was spectacular. NASA showed us again
that they really know how to run a boondoggle.
Alain Fournier
Are those center tanks painted red, or do they rust quickly?
The foam insulation on the core stage gets a suntan, just like the
Shuttle's external tanks did.
To be more precise. The natural colour of the insulation foam is light orange. After exposition to sunlight, it becomes a darker rusty colour
(what Snidely called a suntan).
Alain Fournier
On 11/20/22 5:38 AM, Alain Fournier wrote:
On Nov/20/2022 at 02:50, Snidely wrote :
Trolidan7 submitted this gripping article, maybe on Saturday:
On 11/16/22 3:04 AM, Alain Fournier wrote:
SLS launched this morning. It was spectacular. NASA showed us again that >>>>> they really know how to run a boondoggle.
Alain Fournier
Are those center tanks painted red, or do they rust quickly?
The foam insulation on the core stage gets a suntan, just like the
Shuttle's external tanks did.
To be more precise. The natural colour of the insulation foam is light
orange. After exposition to sunlight, it becomes a darker rusty colour
(what Snidely called a suntan).
Alain Fournier
Am I mistaken or did they used to be lighter in
color?
Was the composition of the insulation foam changed
at some point in time?
Are the tanks stored longer now than earlier before
they are used?
On 17/11/2022 11:49 pm, David Spain wrote:
I'm happy SLS got off the ground. I'd be even more happy if it were
reconfigured to deliver cargo only and we could use up the supply of
this expensive, ill-conceived rocket to put one and done cargo into
space. Perhaps in either lunar or Lagrange Point orbits.
Not a big fan of the gateway/toll-booth either....
Dave
I seem to remember the USAF [*] doing a study that showed that a solid
rocket failure after lift-off could be unsurvivable because bits of
burning solid rocket fuel would destroy the capsule's parachutes. I
don't believe a solution was found.
So relegating it to cargo only would certainly make sense, if there
really is no cheaper alternative available.
Sylvia.
[*] Yes - I don't know why the USAF was doing that either.They are responsible for range safety at the Cape.
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