Galileo IUS ignition |
Galileo IUS ignition |
Apr 9 2007, 01:33 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 89 Joined: 27-August 05 From: Eccentric Mars orbit Member No.: 477 |
There are lots of pictures of Galileo being ejected from the cargo bay of the space shuttle, but so far I haven't been able to find any pictures of Galileo when the IUS first stage lit up and Galileo departed for Venus. Is this because there aren't any such pictures?
Basically I want to see what a solid fuel motor looks like when it is fired in space. I suspect it is quite different from the billowing gray smoke we are used to seeing when one is lit in the atmosphere. |
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Apr 9 2007, 01:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 903 Joined: 30-January 05 Member No.: 162 |
Regarding orientation of the shuttle to the IUS during ignition:
Since the Columbia accident, is policy to orient the shuttle to the IUS to minimize cross sectional area?? Seems like pointing the tail directly at the ignition might be preferable, damage to the TPS on a trailing surface would be better than a divot facing into the re-entry heating. If I am overlooking something, let me know . . . |
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Apr 9 2007, 02:11 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Since the Columbia accident, is policy to orient the shuttle to the IUS to minimize cross sectional area?? There's been nothing on the Shuttle launch manifest that includes an IUS since before Columbia as far as I know - certainly nothing in the ISS-Complete+Hubble list. Doug |
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