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Post by smlbstcbr on Sept 19, 2008 15:55:12 GMT -4
Has anyone any article about the Apollo docking system? I am curious about the mechanism used for docking, the tunnel and all the bits of this system.
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Al Johnston
"Cheer up!" they said, "It could be worse!" So I did, and it was.
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Post by Al Johnston on Sept 19, 2008 16:28:42 GMT -4
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Post by JayUtah on Sept 19, 2008 16:36:32 GMT -4
Well, my boss from about 20 years ago helped design it and had one in his office. What specifically did you want to know? I'll echo Al's recommendation for the two Sullivan "Virtual" books. Also, if you can track down the Preliminary Science Report for Apollo 14 and skip to the engineering anomalies section, you can glean quite a bit of helpful information from the analysis of the docking capture failure.
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Bob B.
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Post by Bob B. on Sept 19, 2008 17:30:49 GMT -4
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Post by smlbstcbr on Sept 20, 2008 21:22:55 GMT -4
Thanks for your replies, I had a quite good afternoon reading and seeing all the links and docs you posted, thanks.
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Post by dragonblaster on Oct 23, 2008 5:20:05 GMT -4
Both super books. I only bought them recently, and I'm astonished at the weight of information in them. The detail Virtual LM goes into just on the landing leg locking mechanisms is astounding.
Well worth the money IMO.
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Post by JayUtah on Oct 25, 2008 0:26:09 GMT -4
I talked to Scott Sullivan a number of years ago. We discussed his process. I have, or have seen, most of the source materials from which he has formulated his models. It so happens that there has survived in easily accessible form quite a lot of drawings and materials about the LM strut locks, which enables Sullivan to be very sure about the accuracy of that part of his models.
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