How much room is there in that capsule?
Are they in their seats for 19 hours while they rendezvous or can they get out
and at least move a bit?
> On May 31, 2020, at 10:55 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
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> That was a nice video. Very counterintuitive.
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>
> From: Bill Prince
> Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2020 6:01 PM
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> They call it a Hohmann Transfer. They get into an orbit just below the ISS
> and orbit until they get out in front of the ISS. Then they turn around and
> let the ISS catch up to them.
>
> Watch this video from about the 5:10 point.
>
> bp
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>> On 5/30/2020 12:09 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
>> 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
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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)
>>>
>>> 1422 CDT (AKA 2:22 PM)
>>>
>>> 1322 MDT (AKA 1:22 PM)
>>>
>>> 1222 PDT (AKA 12:22 PM)
>>>
>>> If you're not on daylight saving time, you know what to do.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> bp
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>>>
>>> On 5/30/2020 11:18 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
>>> Just a reminder in case you forgot.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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