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May 23 2006, 03:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430 |
-------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined,
and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853 |
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Jul 1 2006, 03:42 AM
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Here is an image of a Milky Way star field in the vicinity of Alpha Cygni (Deneb). http://video.library.gatech.edu/Barnard_Pr...t1-pl045_sm.jpg This image is near the Kepler FOV and gives an idea of the task facing Kepler. Recall that Kepler will be staring at a star field, containing about 100,000 - 200,000 stars, for 4 years looking for planetary transits. This image is part of an on-line collection of classic Milky Way images obtained by E.E. Barnard. The search page can be found at http://video.library.gatech.edu/cgi-bin/bp...rch.pl?search=0 Another Phil |
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Feb 7 2007, 04:49 PM
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The Kepler Mission: The Search for Earth-like Planets
By Leonard David Senior Space Writer, Space.com posted: 07 February 2007 06:27 am ET |
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Jul 16 2007, 03:18 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
-------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Jul 16 2007, 03:26 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
"There's a new team in town and we don't work that way"
I think we should club together and buy Alan a sherif badge All credit to the guy - these are not easy decisions to make - and the best decision is rarely the easiest one. Doug |
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Jul 16 2007, 03:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1018 Joined: 29-November 05 From: Seattle, WA, USA Member No.: 590 |
I really love the Kepler mission concept, and I've been sad to see it delayed so long, but (reading the article) it sure sounds like Alan was spot-on with this one. Sadly, it feeds my perception that most of Nasa's problems are self-inflicted. On the bright side, it suggests things could get much better if Alan keeps making calls like this.
--Greg |
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Jul 16 2007, 03:45 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
I think we should club together and buy Alan a sherif badge ... -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
Edgar Alan Poe |
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Jul 16 2007, 05:08 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 321 Joined: 6-April 06 From: Cape Canaveral Member No.: 734 |
"There's a new team in town and we don't work that way" I think we should club together and buy Alan a sherif badge All credit to the guy - these are not easy decisions to make - and the best decision is rarely the easiest one. Doug Why this so different from the first Dawn decision? |
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Jul 17 2007, 12:33 PM
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Director of Galilean Photography Group: Members Posts: 896 Joined: 15-July 04 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 93 |
Too bad Alan wasn't around to prevent the GP-B fiasco.
Slightly related...We've often heard the quote, "That sure would look great in the Smithsonian". Got two questions: 1. Are there any projects that were killed and placed in the Smithsonian, or A&S museums in general? 2. Really, wouldn't you be disappointed to see an unlaunched space probe sitting there in the A&S museum? I think it would be better to mount it in the foyer of the managing team's facility as a reminder. -------------------- Space Enthusiast Richard Hendricks
-- "The engineers, as usual, made a tremendous fuss. Again as usual, they did the job in half the time they had dismissed as being absolutely impossible." --Rescue Party, Arthur C Clarke Mother Nature is the final inspector of all quality. |
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Jul 17 2007, 12:51 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
1. Are there any projects that were killed and placed in the Smithsonian, or A&S museums in general? Two examples - one big, one small. The Saturn V at JSC is built from parts destined for Apollo 18/19 and/or the third stage that got pulled off to make room for Skylab. And Marie Curie - the Sojourner spare - then destined for the 01 lander, which got cancelled, and never made it onto the Phoenix payload - not sure where she lives now but she's been to exhibitions afaik. Doug |
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Jul 17 2007, 03:18 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 321 Joined: 6-April 06 From: Cape Canaveral Member No.: 734 |
Back up Skylab,
Agena Triana is some where AFP-888, P80-1, Teal Ruby |
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Jul 18 2007, 06:12 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1870 Joined: 20-February 05 Member No.: 174 |
"...The Saturn V at JSC is built from parts destined for Apollo 18/19 and/or the third stage that got pulled off to make room for Skylab..."
I believe there are 3 Saturn 5's on display, the third one at Marshall or somewhere Huntsville, though only 2 flight vehicles remained after Apollo's 18 and 19 were budget canceled. The third vehicle is the dummy pad-checkout vehicle that was used to test VAB/Crawler/Pad operations and connections/hookups before Apollo 4's Saturn 501 was prepared for launch. I read somewhere that parts of it are included in both the Canaveral and Houston display vehicles, so none of the vehicles on display is 100% flight capable hardware. |
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Jul 18 2007, 11:26 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
This is what Wiki says:
Currently there are three Saturn Vs on display, all displayed horizontally: A Saturn V on display at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. A Saturn V on display at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. * At the Johnson Space Center made up of first stage of SA-514, the second stage from SA-515 and the third stage from SA-513. * At the Kennedy Space Center made up of S-IC-T (test stage) and the second and third stages from SA-514. * At the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, made up of S-IC-D, S-II-F/D and S-IVB-D (all test stages not meant for actual flight)(soon to be moved to a new visitor's center). So the JSC one is all flight hardware (and the only one to be so) - just not from the same vehicle. |
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Jul 18 2007, 03:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1591 Joined: 14-October 05 From: Vermont Member No.: 530 |
The space station appears destined to contribute a lot of hardware to these lists.
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Jul 18 2007, 08:10 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 321 Joined: 6-April 06 From: Cape Canaveral Member No.: 734 |
Only 3 MPLM's
the rest wasn't built |
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