So basically the way an airplane operates?
> On May 30, 2020, at 3:10 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
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> I found it astounding to learn that during the first NASA manned docking
> test, the guys would give it some throttle and get farther away from the
> target. Nobody had thought it through.
>
> More throttle == faster == higher orbit == slower orbital period.
>
> So you have to slow down to catch up if you want to dock. If you are
> behind, you slow down until you get ahead and then speed up to raise up and
> slow down...
>
> From: Bill Prince
> Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2020 12:53 PM
> To: af@af.afmug.com
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Doug and Bob's Excellent Adventure - 2nd Try
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> It's not quite like shooting a bullet. There is a window that they can
> maneuver within. It may have to do with the amount of propellant carried in
> the "garage" attached to the back of the crew dragon. There also has to be
> enough left in that to de-orbit.
>
> I saw a series of diagrams somewhere (maybe on the SpaceX web site?) that
> illustrated all the various maneuvers at the different stages.
>
> The approach to the ISS is interesting in that there is an exclusion zone of
> sorts all around the ISS. They need to target to outside that zone until they
> make their final approach. Once they are in a parallel orbit just outside the
> exclusion zone, they can rotate and maneuver into the docking station. The
> crew dragon (and the cargo dragon) is that the whole operation is autonomous.
>
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> bp
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>> On 5/30/2020 11:39 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
>> Guy on radio was saying SpaceX crew capsule has to be launched at a specific
>> time to rendezvous with the ISS, sounds like shooting a bullet. Same guy
>> said Boeing design will have a wider launch window because it is more
>> maneuverable. Looking at photos they don’t seem that different. Does this
>> sound right? Main difference seems to be the way they land, in water or on
>> land.
>>
>> Not sure what happens to Boeing capsule if collapse of air travel on top of
>> 737 Max fiasco spells the end of Boeing as a company.
>>
>> From: AF mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com On Behalf Of Bill Prince
>> Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2020 1:25 PM
>> To: af@af.afmug.com
>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Doug and Bob's Excellent Adventure - 2nd Try
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>> 1522 EDT (AKA 3:22 PM)
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>> 1422 CDT (AKA 2:22 PM)
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>> 1322 MDT (AKA 1:22 PM)
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>> 1222 PDT (AKA 12:22 PM)
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>> If you're not on daylight saving time, you know what to do.
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>> bp
>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>
>> On 5/30/2020 11:18 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
>> Just a reminder in case you forgot.
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