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rapoltalk - 29 Aug 2008 14:54 GMT
Man last stepped on the moon in 1972 with Apollo 17, and it has been
the dream of that group of astronauts to go back to the moon. Now
there is a effort to get back to the moon by 2020, To many that's a
long time to wait. With projects such as Orion and the development of
new rockets to carry heavy payloads it will take a long time before
the dream of going back to the moon and to Mars becomes a reality.
Some scientist want to get a head start on the race back to the moon
by using the basic solid rocket booster design and lift capacity to
lift to carry astronauts back to the Moon. CONTINUED

http://changingviews1.blogspot.com/2008/08/to-moon.html
Brian Gaff - 29 Aug 2008 17:34 GMT
erm, my brain quick calc says it cannot be done with Shuttle? Wanna know
why? Well the fuel needed to slow the shuttle down on the way back to a
speed that it can survive a re entry has no place to be stored
I guess you might consider  launching the craft for the moon from earth
orbit as was the case with  some of the interplanitary probes, taking it up
on Shuttle, but it would be  hard I think, even then to  accommodate all the
fuel and hardware.

I mean if your really wanted to get back fast, simply rebuild some Saturn
5s, and some appals and lems. I'm sure the lem could be built with a less
seat of the pants landing system  these days!

I'm never quite sure how seriously to take this person, judging by some of
the other rants.

Brian

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> Man last stepped on the moon in 1972 with Apollo 17, and it has been
> the dream of that group of astronauts to go back to the moon. Now
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rapoltalk - 29 Aug 2008 18:56 GMT
> erm, my brain quick calc says it cannot be done with Shuttle? Wanna know
> why? Well the fuel needed to slow the shuttle down on the way back to a
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> "rapoltalk" <rapolt...@aol.com> wrote in message

I am quite serious that is why I wrote a second blog. As I indicated
it can be done by adding a extra fuel tank in the cargo bay as well as
the oxygen and also a lander. why not? As far as the Saturn 5's are
concerned If I remember right the plans no longer exist but I could be
wrong, besides that would take a recovery effort almost as long as the
development of the Saturn 5..

Ralph

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Damon Hill - 29 Aug 2008 19:47 GMT
Can't possibly work; the Shuttle weighs far too much for the
amount of (very low density) propellant that could be held in
the payload bay.  That's the biggest of a number of problems.

This is an old idea that has been hashed over repeatedly and
shown to have too many unsurmountable problems.

There was a potentially workable method using the Shuttle to
launch a manned lander in the payload bay; an uprated Centaur
type stage launched separately on a heavy EELV would be the
TLI stage.

--Damon
rapoltalk - 29 Aug 2008 20:01 GMT
I wonder if there are any specs on line somewhere that shows the
amount of fuel that it carries now on a 14 day misson just on the
shuttle not the booster.

Ralph

> Can't possibly work; the Shuttle weighs far too much for the
> amount of (very low density) propellant that could be held in
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> --Damon
Damon Hill - 29 Aug 2008 20:58 GMT
rapoltalk <rapoltalk@aol.com> wrote in news:931a8bc5-0757-4b29-8dfe-
a4c483006e93@e39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:

> I wonder if there are any specs on line somewhere that shows the
> amount of fuel that it carries now on a 14 day misson just on the
> shuttle not the booster.

That's easy: none.  Apart from fuel cell reactants and the OMS/RCS
engines, which are different chemistries.

The bottom line is that the dry weight of the Shuttle orbiter kills
the idea of a "lunar Shuttle" at every step of the way.  Apart from
the weight issue, there are a gauntlet of practical systems problems
which only add to the difficulty.

We've been over this subject repeatedly: it won't work.

--Damon
rapoltalk - 30 Aug 2008 05:04 GMT
> rapoltalk <rapolt...@aol.com> wrote in news:931a8bc5-0757-4b29-8dfe-
> a4c483006...@e39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:
>
> > I wonder if there are any specs on line somewhere that shows the
wonder if they thought about some how refueling the shuttle in space
somehow. Maybe some sort of depot which is in essence a gas station in
space refueled over several flights of the shuttle in order to have
enough fuel for a flight to the moon if indeed the shuttle can't lift
off with the extra weight of the fuel.

Ralph

> > amount of fuel that it carries now on a 14 day misson just on the
> > shuttle not the booster.
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> --Damon
Jorge R. Frank - 30 Aug 2008 05:26 GMT
>> rapoltalk <rapolt...@aol.com> wrote in news:931a8bc5-0757-4b29-8dfe-
>> a4c483006...@e39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:
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> enough fuel for a flight to the moon if indeed the shuttle can't lift
> off with the extra weight of the fuel.

Not possible. Even if you filled the entire volume of the shuttle's
payload bay with propellant, it wouldn't be enough to get it to the moon.

The only viable means of doing a manned lunar mission with the existing
shuttle orbiter is to assemble the spacecraft in orbit over multiple
flights. The orbiters themselves are just too heavy to go there, and
their heatshields are just too light to survive the return trip.
OM - 30 Aug 2008 05:50 GMT
>Not possible. Even if you filled the entire volume of the shuttle's
>payload bay with propellant, it wouldn't be enough to get it to the moon.

...Jorge, this isn't a questioning of your facts, but could you cite
source for any NASA studies done where a fully-fueled shuttle in this
configuration was gamed out for such a mission? Somewhere in the back
of my mind I recall this being gamed out on .policy *YEARS* ago, and
the conclusion that a figure-8 was possible. Henry may have been
involved on that one, now that I think about it. The catch is that the
cargo bay would be replaced with fuel tanks, and if you wanted to get
something actually done other than the flyaround you'd strap on an ET
fully fueled and even then you'd need about half the cargo bay for
tanks.

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Jorge R. Frank - 30 Aug 2008 18:13 GMT
>> Not possible. Even if you filled the entire volume of the shuttle's
>> payload bay with propellant, it wouldn't be enough to get it to the moon.
>
> ...Jorge, this isn't a questioning of your facts, but could you cite
> source for any NASA studies done where a fully-fueled shuttle in this
> configuration was gamed out for such a mission?

AFAIK, a study has never been done, just like there have never been NASA
studies for using Faeries and Unicorns to get to the moon, and for the
same reason.

First principles:
CSM/LM required an S-IVB to get to the moon
Shuttle orbiter is twice the mass of the CSM/LM
S-IVB tanks won't fit in orbiter payload bay

Conclusion follows logically, no math required. The fact that the S-IVB
was only partially full at TLI (since it was used for orbit insertion)
is offset by the fact that the orbiter is twice as massive.

That's even leaving aside the TPS issues.

> Somewhere in the back
> of my mind I recall this being gamed out on .policy *YEARS* ago, and
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> fully fueled and even then you'd need about half the cargo bay for
> tanks.

I'd be really surprised if Henry were involved.
John Doe - 30 Aug 2008 19:36 GMT
> AFAIK, a study has never been done, just like there have never been NASA
> studies for using Faeries and Unicorns to get to the moon, and for the
> same reason.

Wait a minute here... NASA did participate in such an exercise a number
of years ago. When there was a huge asteroid headed for the earth, NASA
officially worked with Hollywood and allowed Hollywood's more advanced
space equipment and crews to launch from KSC to save the earth. The
Hollywood shuttles stopped at the Mir station (docking through the side
entry hatches, pretty neat :-) for refueling and then did a sling shot
around the moon to catch up with the asteroid. It was then that Bruce
Willis and Ben Aflek saved the Earth.

Since we all know that NASA's PAO would not have allowed its facilities
be used to make an impossible or dangerous endeavour, one must assume
that before NASA approved this joint venture with Hollywood, it had done
all the safety and feasability studies to ensure Hollywood's plans were
realistic.

(BTW, i have it on good authority that Bruce Willis survived and is
safely back on earth, but he has since divorced  Demi More).

> That's even leaving aside the TPS issues.

Ok, seriously:

Leaving asside fuel issues here. Falling back from the Moon, could a
shuttle have enough manoeuvrability with thrusters/OMS to precicely put
itself in a path that would just hit upper atmosphere and have it enter
an elliptical orbit ? At every perigee, it would hit atmosphere a bit to
slow it down further until its energy level were low enough for the
tiles to shield the shuttle ?

This way, the shuttle would experience multiple heating events, but non
would be too hot for tiles to widthstand and with time for tiles to cool
down between each pass through atmosphere.

Is this concept realistically possible, or would it be considered too
risky because the slightest error would cause the vehicle to make a full
re-eentry at the wrong angle and with way too much energy ?

(replace "Shuttle" with other vehicles, am interested more in the
concept than with a specific vehicle).
rapoltalk - 30 Aug 2008 21:40 GMT
Did not realize these links below existed. Might want to check them
out,

Even the below link talks about a fuel tank being sent in orbit ahead
of the shuttle.

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread318124/pg1

http://www.physicsforums.com/archive/index.php/t-59028.html

http://www.safesimplesoon.com/default.htm

> > AFAIK, a study has never been done, just like there have never been NASA
> > studies for using Faeries and Unicorns to get to the moon, and for the
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> (replace "Shuttle" with other vehicles, am interested more in the
> concept than with a specific vehicle).
Jorge R. Frank - 30 Aug 2008 22:49 GMT
> Did not realize these links below existed. Might want to check them
> out,
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>
> http://www.physicsforums.com/archive/index.php/t-59028.html

These links are to forums and provide no real evidence, only useless
argument and speculation.

> http://www.safesimplesoon.com/default.htm

This link does not propose sending a shuttle orbiter to the moon, but
rather using (loosely) shuttle derived components to send a dedicated
lunar craft (Orion) to the moon.

>> Ok, seriously:
>>
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>> slow it down further until its energy level were low enough for the
>> tiles to shield the shuttle ?

No.
rapoltalk - 30 Aug 2008 22:17 GMT
Another Idea why not make a larger Tank and also booster Rockets it
would not be that big of a problem I would think.

Ralph

> > AFAIK, a study has never been done, just like there have never been NASA
> > studies for using Faeries and Unicorns to get to the moon, and for the
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> (replace "Shuttle" with other vehicles, am interested more in the
> concept than with a specific vehicle).
Jorge R. Frank - 30 Aug 2008 22:50 GMT
> Another Idea why not make a larger Tank and also booster Rockets it
> would not be that big of a problem I would think.

Look at the schedule for Ares V (which is shuttle-derived but with a
larger tank and booster rockets) and you will no longer be able to say
with a straight face that "it would not be that big of a problem."
Damon Hill - 30 Aug 2008 23:11 GMT
> Another Idea why not make a larger Tank and also booster Rockets it
> would not be that big of a problem I would think.

We've been over this subject multiple times in the past.  Apart from
the time, cost and huge practical problems, the Shuttle weighs too much.
That's always going to be the bottom line.

Even with a payload bay fully loaded with propellant, 5 segment boosters
and a stretched tank (most of which are major, expensive modifications),
and attempting a very tricky single-burn TLI, the Shuttle at best MIGHT end
up doing a lunar flyby with no payload.  What's the point of doing that?

Do you have any concept of the weight of a fully loaded ET, and
what it'll take to get that into orbit?  Nope, you don't.  I won't
even go into all the practical problems of propellant transfer, redesigning
the SSMEs for restart in vacuum, and so forth.

The ONLY rational solution is to build spacecraft designed for the
purpose and launch them on suitable rockets.  And that is what is being
done, even as the Shuttle is being retired (sooner or later, as the case
may be).

--Damon
rapoltalk - 02 Sep 2008 02:11 GMT
The B52 is also old but it is still in use. Of course not much is left
of the original plane but if the B52 can be retrofitted and updated
with new parts and components why not the Shuttle. As far as the
shuttle and the moon is concerned where there is a will there is a
way. I helped develop some of the early OS's and computers and people
then thought it could not be done but it was done,  so I don't believe
it can't be done if we put our minds into it.

> > Another Idea why not make a larger Tank and also booster Rockets it
> > would not be that big of a problem I would think.
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> --Damon
Greg D. Moore (Strider) - 02 Sep 2008 03:26 GMT
The B52 is also old but it is still in use. Of course not much is left
of the original plane but if the B52 can be retrofitted and updated
with new parts and components why not the Shuttle. As far as the
shuttle and the moon is concerned where there is a will there is a
way. I helped develop some of the early OS's and computers and people
then thought it could not be done but it was done,  so I don't believe
it can't be done if we put our minds into it.

The B52 is also relatively economical to operate.  And most of it is the
original plane.

And as far as the shuttle and the Moon is concerned, physics is the
limitation.  You simply can't take the shuttle, fill the cargo bay and make
it to the Moon, no matter how hard you wish it.

And your analogy is flawed.  If it were to be accurate, we'd be running
Windows Server 2003 on a 8086. We're not.

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Derek Lyons - 02 Sep 2008 08:03 GMT
"Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" <mooregr_deleteth1s@greenms.com> wrote:

>The B52 is also old but it is still in use. Of course not much is left
>of the original plane but if the B52 can be retrofitted and updated
>with new parts and components why not the Shuttle.
>
>The B52 is also relatively economical to operate.  And most of it is the
>original plane.

Sure, once you subtract the electronics, the engines, and vast
portions of the structure - what's left is the original plane.  Like
the old family hammer that has had the handle replaced four times and
the head thrice.

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Greg D. Moore (Strider) - 02 Sep 2008 12:30 GMT
> "Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" <mooregr_deleteth1s@greenms.com> wrote:
>
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> the old family hammer that has had the handle replaced four times and
> the head thrice.

Except, as far as I know, fast portions of the structure ARE original Derek.
Do you have evidence to the contrary?

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Derek Lyons - 02 Sep 2008 17:48 GMT
"Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" <mooregr_deleteth1s@greenms.com> wrote:

>> "Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" <mooregr_deleteth1s@greenms.com> wrote:
>>
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>Except, as far as I know, fast portions of the structure ARE original Derek.
>Do you have evidence to the contrary?

The wing has been extensively rebuilt (Pacer Plank among other
programs), and portions of the fuselages have reskinned over time.
(For corrosion control as well as to replace stressed/cracked skins
due to agin.)

Then there is the far less obvious changes under the skin as various
smaller parts are upgraded over time.  A friend of mine, when he
worked for Boeing, spent most of a decade doing nothing but managing
the hydraulic systems - ensuring that as aircraft rotated through
overhaul the systems were brought up to the current spec.  (Pump
upgrades, valve changes, etc.)

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Greg D. Moore (Strider) - 02 Sep 2008 18:29 GMT
> "Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" <mooregr_deleteth1s@greenms.com> wrote:
>
> The wing has been extensively rebuilt (Pacer Plank among other
> programs), and portions of the fuselages have reskinned over time.
> (For corrosion control as well as to replace stressed/cracked skins
> due to agin.)

I was thinking I recalled something about the wings, and I'll grant that's a
major upgrade.

I'm not sure I'd put the fuselage in quite the same category.  I was trying
to draw the line at major structural components.

There's no doubt a lot of other stuff (such as hydraulics as you mention, as
well as the engines) have been upgraded.

> Then there is the far less obvious changes under the skin as various
> smaller parts are upgraded over time.  A friend of mine, when he
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Derek Lyons - 03 Sep 2008 16:36 GMT
"Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" <mooregr_deleteth1s@greenms.com> wrote:

>> "Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" <mooregr_deleteth1s@greenms.com> wrote:
>>
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>I'm not sure I'd put the fuselage in quite the same category.  I was trying
>to draw the line at major structural components.

That's why I specified the skin - I don't think major structural
members, outside of the wing, have been changed.  They rarely do.

>There's no doubt a lot of other stuff (such as hydraulics as you mention, as
>well as the engines) have been upgraded.

Which is why I made the comment about the old family hammer.  Much is
made of the B-52's age, but much of the systems and a goodly portion
of the structure are younger than people think.

And when it comes to systems, the same it true to some extent of the
Shuttle.

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rapoltalk - 03 Sep 2008 23:48 GMT
> "Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" <mooregr_deletet...@greenms.com> wrote:
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>
> Which is why I made the comment about the old family hammer.  Much is
Found a feasabilty study by Nasa done in 1991

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19910014907_1991014907.pdf

Ralph

> made of the B-52's age, but much of the systems and a goodly portion
> of the structure are younger than people think.
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Damon Hill - 04 Sep 2008 00:17 GMT
> http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19910014907_199101
> 4907.pdf

And did you actually read this document?

It thoroughly refutes your proposal as hopelessly impractical.  The
weight of the orbiter alone, let alone a host of other practical
problems, kills the idea at the beginning.

--Damon
rapoltalk - 04 Sep 2008 01:51 GMT
No I have not had a chance to read it yet and yes I know that the
document has it's view point. I put it up there because I wanted the
information with actual technical specs so I can evaluate it. I will
read it probably won't change my mind since the report was written in
1991 and technology has changed a great deal since then.

> >http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19910014907_199101
> > 4907.pdf
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>
> --Damon
Damon Hill - 04 Sep 2008 02:32 GMT
> No I have not had a chance to read it yet and yes I know that the
> document has it's view point. I put it up there because I wanted the
> information with actual technical specs so I can evaluate it. I will
> read it probably won't change my mind since the report was written in
> 1991 and technology has changed a great deal since then.

Nothing has changed, including the physics.

Why would you want to send 100+ tons of dead weight to the Moon?  That's
the conclusion of the document, and everybody else with a rational
point of view.

--Damon
rapoltalk - 04 Sep 2008 03:06 GMT
Well I have not read the whole document yet and I'll get back to you
tomorrow but you do realize this was done before ARES 5 was developed
and the caveat of the document that there would no enhancements, and
would involve refueling in orbit. I was around during the Apollo days
and I remember the burn of the Saturn 5 to get to a speed of 25000 to
get out of Earths Orbit TLI.  After looking a couple of websites I
wanted to see what was the payload capacity and weight of the Shuttle
vs. the Ares 5 and the weight of the shuttle to see if the shuttle
could be launched somehow using the ARES 5. I also don't have any
figures on how heavy the new lunar lander would be and the specs for
it.

Shuttle Weight

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_shuttle  Orbiter Only Empty Weight
Vs. Full

Empty weight: 68,585 kg (151,205 lb)

Gross liftoff weight: 109,000 kg (240,000 lb)

conflicting information

ARES 5

Maybe I'm reading it wrong but it says 300000K on main website page
here it says 320000 pounds.

http://www.safesimplesoon.com/heavylift.htm

Single Launch: 320,000 Pounds to LEO that would make it difficult to
work but this does not match the main page figures of the heavy lift
capacity of the ARES 5.

Main Website Page

http://www.safesimplesoon.com/default.htm#

ARES 5

Shows something different on this page if this is correct then it
could take a fully loaded shuttle to moon.

144K to TLI   316,000 LBS

300K to LEO   660000 LBS

Based on the above figures and weight alone if I read this right ARES
5 could send a shuttle to TLI and the moon.  Now physically is it
possible based on the design of the ARES 5 that can be debated but
weight alone it can. But let me get back to you tomorrow on this while
I do some more reading the document.

Ralph

> > No I have not had a chance to read it yet and yes I know that the
> > document has it's view point. I put it up there because I wanted the
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> --Damon
Damon Hill - 04 Sep 2008 03:37 GMT
> Based on the above figures and weight alone if I read this right ARES
> 5 could send a shuttle to TLI and the moon.  Now physically is it
> possible based on the design of the ARES 5 that can be debated but
> weight alone it can.

Why would you want to send 100+ tons of dead weight to the Moon?  Not
payload, just an orbiter that's nothing more than a package to wrap
the payload in.

Use the Ares V to send the payload itself to Moon.  Forget Shuttle.

--Damon
rapoltalk - 04 Sep 2008 03:49 GMT
240,000 lb full payload shuttle
151,205 lb empty shuttle no crew supplies or payload.

Can hold 88.000 pounds would not be empty. Why a Shuttle if possible
save time and money with a known technology to get there 5 years
quicker. Could carry the Lunar lander extra fuel not sure on the
weight of the Lunar Lander so I say that with a grain of salt. a
larger crew that would be around in case of a emergency to manuver the
shuttle with the LM current plans have Orion orbiting around the moon
unmanned which I disagree with and is another story. Carry Lunar
Habitats again not sure of the weight. But that is a large cargo bay
the Shuttle has if you have been to Houston or KSC and seen one.

Ralph

> > Based on the above figures and weight alone if I read this right ARES
> > 5 could send a shuttle to TLI and the moon.  Now physically is it
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>
> --Damon
Damon Hill - 04 Sep 2008 04:00 GMT
rapoltalk <rapoltalk@aol.com> wrote in
news:3ed61bac-3085-423e-bde7-14e0da1b0df4@p10g2000prf.googlegr
oups.com:

> 240,000 lb full payload shuttle
> 151,205 lb empty shuttle no crew supplies or payload.
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> large cargo bay the Shuttle has if you have been to Houston
> or KSC and seen one.

Why, why, oh WHY are you sending 100+ tons of dead weight to
the Moon?

Just send the lunar lander itself with its cargo--many times
over--with the same effort as sending 100+ tons of orbiter dead
weight to the Moon?  The lander is perfectly capable of making
the trip by itself.  Send along a much smaller spacecraft for
the humans to travel to the Moon and back.

Why can't you perceive the huge logical fallacy of your
proposal?

Please read that document.

--Damon
rapoltalk - 02 Sep 2008 12:52 GMT
> "Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" <mooregr_deletet...@greenms.com> wrote:
>
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> >The B52 is also relatively economical to operate.  And most of it is the
> >original plane.
Thats what I said but it is still flying

> Sure, once you subtract the electronics, the engines, and vast
> portions of the structure - what's left is the original plane.  Like
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bob haller safety advocate - 02 Sep 2008 13:00 GMT
Soyuz could do a orbital mission to moon pretty easily, if the
russians had the bucks.

The shuttle isnt practical:(

Finally we built the saturn 5 knowing llittle about space travel in
what 10 years?

How long has nasa been wasting money on the stick? Its not going
anywhere but the scrap heap of design failures
Damon Hill - 02 Sep 2008 06:02 GMT
> The B52 is also old but it is still in use. Of course not much is left
> of the original plane but if the B52 can be retrofitted and updated
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> then thought it could not be done but it was done,  so I don't believe
> it can't be done if we put our minds into it.

You really don't understand the situation, do you?  Dream on, then.

--Damon
rapoltalk - 02 Sep 2008 12:54 GMT
Yes I do quite well Thank you

> > The B52 is also old but it is still in use. Of course not much is left
> > of the original plane but if the B52 can be retrofitted and updated
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> --Damon
Brian Gaff - 30 Aug 2008 08:39 GMT
Well you only need to see the  small mass you got back  with respect to the
launch mass of Apollo to see why you have to keep things light.
I was very surprised to see them opt for solid this time. I guess if the
craft survives the first stage shaker, it will probably work the rest of the
mission!

Brian

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> rapoltalk <rapoltalk@aol.com> wrote in news:931a8bc5-0757-4b29-8dfe-
> a4c483006e93@e39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:
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> --Damon
Brian Gaff - 30 Aug 2008 08:35 GMT
Yes, maybe there is, but the hardware is still very heavy on its own, and
quite plainly not designed for anything other than what it does. I was just
wondering  what everyone is going to do with that growing constellation of
dead  sats up just  past the orbit used by Geosynchronous   satalites. ie
all the dead ones. Probably get so out of date so fast, its not worth going
up there and fishing them back for re use.

Brian

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I wonder if there are any specs on line somewhere that shows the
amount of fuel that it carries now on a 14 day misson just on the
shuttle not the booster.

Ralph

On Aug 29, 1:47 pm, Damon Hill <damon1S...@comcast.netnet> wrote:
> Can't possibly work; the Shuttle weighs far too much for the
> amount of (very low density) propellant that could be held in
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> --Damon
Greg D. Moore (Strider) - 30 Aug 2008 14:03 GMT
> Man last stepped on the moon in 1972 with Apollo 17, and it has been
> the dream of that group of astronauts to go back to the moon. Now
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> http://changingviews1.blogspot.com/2008/08/to-moon.html

There's no way in hell this would work.

The shuttle bay can't hold enough extra fuel to get the shuttle TO the moon,
let alone back.

It's just not physically possible.

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