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Author Topic: 36 years ago today man landed upon the moon... Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 07-21-2005 08:16 PM                  Post deleted by poster. (There, that should make all happy) [ 07-22-2005, 11:25 PM: Message edited by: Phil Hill ]  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 07-21-2005 09:25 PM                     Fortunately for him, that puts him in the "too old" category for you. (Sorry, couldn't resist. You shouldn't provide the easy setups!)  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-25-2005 12:17 PM                     I am hardly a NASA expert by any means but I say screw Mars, there's nothing there but dust and rocks anyway and anything we want fomr there can be returned by remote control landers.... Clearly we really don't need to visit Mars. What does make me nervous though is the present fuel sensor problem with the shuttle and they're still going to let it go for tommrrows launch.... against launch policy! And they still don't know exactly why that sensor failed. The real bad thing would be if the turbo pumps for some reason don't shut down on time and end up just sucking in gas thats not liquified...... the blades in what ever pump intakes straight gas pumps will instantly desintegrate as the rotational speed is over 35,000 rpm and the liquid gas is necessart to cool the pump(s). Or if the sensor malfunctions in the opposite direction and shuts the engines down too early then an abort to landing someplace in Africa may have to take place for the first time and thats another un-tried very dangerous manuver. This early shut down has happened twice before but just a tad but shy of the desired orbitil speed so no abort was necessary and the shuttle just stayed in a very slightly lower orbit. Clearly its time for a crash program to replace these ancient shuttles!! Mark  |  IP: Logged

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