4th leg in the trek to Endeavour, After science stop @ Kasos |
4th leg in the trek to Endeavour, After science stop @ Kasos |
May 20 2009, 08:25 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4279 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
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May 22 2009, 10:58 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 753 Joined: 23-October 04 From: Greensboro, NC USA Member No.: 103 |
One or two more drives and we'll be over 10 miles! Go Baby Go!!
-------------------- Jonathan Ward
Manning the LCC at http://www.apollolaunchcontrol.com |
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May 25 2009, 05:44 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 530 Joined: 21-March 06 From: Canada Member No.: 721 |
One or two more drives and we'll be over 10 miles! Go Baby Go!! Well, baby is technically going, but not really in the spirit of the phrase (we'll just ignore that unfortunate choice of words). Looking at Oppy's history since setting out from the rim of VC, she was pretty steady on 30-35 sols per km for the first three km (if we ignore that pesky conjunction layover that was forced upon her). The last one though took over 70. Obviously, for good reason, losing a wheel would certainly slow that pace even further. And in addition to wheel rests, there were a couple of unfortunate delays that perhaps made for an unusually slow transit. Paolo, do you think the pace of this past km is indicative of what we will see the rest of the way (barring further mishaps, touch wood), or does Oppy still have a chance at picking things up and reaching Endeavour within your original hoped-for timeframe? Edit: Sorry, this should go in the discussion thread. Could someone all-powerful move it there for me, please? |
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