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Post by spaceaholic on Sept 7, 2008 13:43:41 GMT -4
I have recently added additional Apollo artifacts to my collection (so of which are now photo imaged/documented on my website These include internal components from the Launch Vehicle Data Computer (LVDC), an S-IVB APS Ullage Engine and several Lunar Module control panels seen below. A great deal of other material from this collection is also on the site: www.SPACEAHOLIC.com/  |
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Post by Data Cable on Sept 7, 2008 21:20:52 GMT -4
Not that the photos won't be appreciated, but you may want to edit them down to hotlinked thumbnails, for bandwidth-usage and screen real-estate reasons. (Not that I'm personally affected... the top one especially looks just fabulous on my 47" 1080p LCD  ) |
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Post by grashtel on Sept 7, 2008 21:22:58 GMT -4
Nice. But could you please either change them to links or thumbnails, the images are huge (both in dimensions and file size) and break the forum formating.
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Post by spaceaholic on Sept 7, 2008 23:07:48 GMT -4
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Post by BertL on Sept 8, 2008 2:35:12 GMT -4
It looks fine now. And it looks mighty good.
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Post by JayUtah on Sept 8, 2008 10:35:33 GMT -4
Hm, we sure don't lace cables like they used to.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Sept 8, 2008 17:09:35 GMT -4
Hm, we sure don't lace cables like they used to. I bet you don't use rope core memory either.  |
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Post by Ginnie on Sept 8, 2008 20:00:29 GMT -4
Where do you get that stuff?
Is it exspensive?
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Post by Obviousman on Sept 9, 2008 3:55:50 GMT -4
I am SOOO jealous.
You know what? We should market a kit to space buffs like me: "Build your own CM (or LM)". A mockup you can spend many fun-filled hours in, going over checklists and executing flight plans.
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Post by Grand Lunar on Sept 9, 2008 8:01:29 GMT -4
Awesome! How do you get those items?
It would be neat to make your own control panals for the Apollo CM. I know the DSKY plans are available.
Get some fiberglass panals (or were they plastic or metal?), lots of switchs and wires, and you'll be set!
Now, if only I had the right stuff for a Saturn 5 rocket...
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Post by spaceaholic on Sept 9, 2008 8:25:52 GMT -4
Many of the artifacts are recovered from aerospace surplus shops, some from people who formally worked on or were affiliated with the individual programs. The nearly complete ISS Hatch for example, which can be seen on the OTHER US PROGRAMS page of my website, was discovered during a trip I took to Huntsville Alabama last year sitting in a surplus warehouse (along with 2 other less complete hatches) that Boeing had abandoned and were set to be destroyed (nobody who worked there either cared or understood their application).
I can think of no other more tangible evidence to dispel the belief that we actually had a successful lunar program then to walk into my home museum and interact directly with the technology that got us there. If any of you wind up in the Southern Arizona area let me know and will be happy to give you a tour...
Scott
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Post by spaceaholic on Sept 9, 2008 8:34:27 GMT -4
Hm, we sure don't lace cables like they used to. Its a Beta Cloth wrap used to reduce the reduce the risk of fire (a modification made to the post Block I Command and Lunar Modules after the Apollo 1 fire)... |
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Post by Grand Lunar on Sept 12, 2008 21:48:37 GMT -4
"If any of you wind up in the Southern Arizona area let me know and will be happy to give you a tour..."
How far from Scottsdale is that?
My aunt is there, so this is just in case I visit someday.
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Post by JayUtah on Sept 12, 2008 22:42:26 GMT -4
Its a Beta Cloth wrap used to reduce the reduce the risk of fire...
Yes, that's familiar. I'm speaking specifically of the lacing cords that used to be how individual sheathed conductors were bound together in larger cables. I was taught to do that by an organ-builder long before I used the skill in aerospace making cable harnesses. Nowadays products like Zip ties and cable tubing are used. But back then, lacing cables was an art. That's what I love most about these artifacts: it's high tech, and at the same time old-world craftsmanship.
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Post by spaceaholic on Sept 14, 2008 1:17:24 GMT -4
How far from Scottsdale is that?
My aunt is there, so this is just in case I visit someday.[/quote]
I'm about 3 hours drive southeast of Phoenix/Scottsdale area...
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