A British lunar mission? |
A British lunar mission? |
 Jan 9 2007, 11:31 PM
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I know that BBC viewers aren't too keen on the corporation's news reports after yesterday's dark matter story, but this interesting item appeared this evening...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6246513.stm I can't find any related press releases on the PPARC and BNSC sites. Has anyone else more information? |
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Dec 14 2008, 11:09 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14433 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
I got to see one of the test articles at the UCL RPIF today (thanks Pete!)
Smaller than I was expecting - but far less damaged than I was expecting. Two of the test-electroncis modules were there as well - one a battery pack, one an electronics pack - all set hard in an Epoxy. Not the best Photos, maybe Ted got some better.
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Jan 5 2009, 09:11 AM
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QUOTE (djellison @ Dec 15 2008, 12:09 AM)  Two of the test-electroncis modules were there as well - one a battery pack, one an electronics pack - all set hard in an Epoxy. Interesting... I was wondering: what happens if one of the electronic components fails? Do they need to change the whole epoxy block? This is quite likely going to cause lengthy delays during final preparation and launch... |
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Jan 5 2009, 09:54 AM
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QUOTE (Paolo @ Jan 5 2009, 09:11 AM) This is quite likely going to cause lengthy delays during final preparation and launch... What if ANY component on a near complete spacecraft fails? It's a huge job. At least with this design, you can simply drop in a replacement block rather than go in with a soldering iron. Modularizing the whole thing is actually, I would have thought, a good thing. |
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ynyralmaen A British lunar mission? Jan 9 2007, 11:31 PM
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