Space Forum / Shuttle / September 2003

Does anyone else notice recent posts not showing up on Google?  There appear
to be posts in Google that are not showing up in my newsreader when I
retrieve messages from s.s.s. via my ISP news feed. Also, there appear to be
some posts from today and yesterday on Google that result ...

Taking  risks is a basic human right and  governments should honor this
concept.          Astronauts should have the right to risk their own lives
for something they believe in
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http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/people/journals/space/katnik/sts87-12-23.html
Excerpt:
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STS-87 is Home! The Post-Flight Inspection Begins

Right now, the properties of the pre-determined re-entry profile are well
known and the shuttle's guidance computer is well programmed to handle it,
allowing shuttle to de-orbit at the right time and reach the runway vicinity
at the right altitude/speed. They even know prior to ...

A popular poster available from NASA is the one showing the shuttle's
modern glass cockpit.  Whenever I look at this image:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-101/lores/jsc2000e10522.jpg
...I feel a sickening reminder of how this glass cockpit led to the

Does anybody know if there is an updated STS-107 Timeline Excel spread sheet
or GroundTrack PDF document later than Revision 15 ??   I could find nothing
but Rev. 15 at the C.A.I.B. site.  For some reason I thought the Rev. 15
GroundTrack had the OEX/MADS data on it but I don't ...

When the shuttle lifts off just before the SRB's kick-in the ME's are
at full power, which is 100% with the throttles wide open, and yet a
little over 2 minutes after lift off the SSME's go to throttle up and
the ME's increase thrust to 106%.   If the ME's are already wide open

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/26/national/nationalspecial/26ENGI.html?hp
Dogged Engineer's Effort to Assess Shuttle Damage
By JAMES GLANZ and JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: September 26, 2003

Is there a way to quantify the amount of noise created by an engine such as
an SSME? In a vehicle for use for manned long range exploration, would it
be possible to dampen the sound enough to allow engineers to work on a live
engine(well maybe the feed systems, control gear etc)? ...

"NEW APPROACH"
"The next mission [STS-114], featuring astronaut Eileen Collins
commanding the Atlantis, will fly to the International Space Station,
where spacewalking astronauts can practice repairing damage, and the

In exposure of further weakness to the argument that MEDS can be
justified as a safety upgrade, the NASA Mixed Fleet Study of May 2001
stands as clear recognition that transition to MEDS created a safety
risk:

Roger I see the chicken little phrase isnt just you. Its a NASA management tool
to overlook serious problems.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/26/national/nationalspecial/26ENGI.html?ex=
1065153600&en=9d319e3059b766f0&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

Back when there was mention of a shuttle-cam - I mocked up the possible view
it would have
http://www.djellison.plus.com/sts_cam_fp.jpg  (not far off as it happens)
Anyway - I cant for the LIFE of me find the 3d models for it. I know I

Melissa Motichek
Headquarters, Washington               September 23, 2003
(Phone: 202/358-1272)
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