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Post by Count Zero on Aug 23, 2006 0:10:30 GMT -4
32? There's 4 nozzles on each of the four strap-ons (total of 16). How many nozzles are on the core section? I thought it was 4 there, also (for a grand total of 20).
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Post by Bob B. on Aug 23, 2006 0:20:47 GMT -4
32? There's 4 nozzles on each of the four strap-ons (total of 16). How many nozzles are on the core section? I thought it was 4 there, also (for a grand total of 20). Each of the four strap-ons and the central core has four main nozzles, for a total of 20. Furthermore, the core has four small vernier engines for steering and each of the strap-ons has two verniers engines. That's another 12 nozzles for a total of 32. The main nozzles are fixed, only the verniers can be gimbaled. Edit: Here's a good picture.
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Post by Count Zero on Aug 23, 2006 2:06:41 GMT -4
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Post by acpinto on Aug 23, 2006 11:49:40 GMT -4
Think US "repreend" france, germany and Russia for not giving them full support on the Middle east issue.
Think is bad for "world "space program.
Maybee someone will sent the army to ensure frontiers are respected at ISS.
Edit: Talking about exclusion of Russia space agency and ESA from the NASA moon project.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Aug 23, 2006 20:08:18 GMT -4
Talking about exclusion of Russia space agency and ESA from the NASA moon project.
If you are talking Apollo, there was some discussion about it being a joint Soviet/US things very early on, but Cold War and politics got in the way and both went it alone.
In talking now, really I think it's a Bush brainchild (though Regan suggested it as well in the 80's) and so NASA's just doing as told. I'm not sure that either the Russians or the ESA have approached NASA with the idea of a combined mission.
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