Gemini maneuvering thrusters

On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 19:12:20 GMT, (Derek Lyons)
wrote:

...Well, at least for *one* flight it didn't :-)

The hassles were related to wiring, they could have happened
regardless of the propellant(s) used.

....D, I spoke with your old boat's QMC. The Chief says he found where
you left your sense of humor behind in your locker. If you want, he'll
send it back to you :-P

OM

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Thanks - nice post!

In article ,
Damon Hill wrote:
(Monoprop hydrazine didn't get popular until the mid-60s,
when the first hydrazine catalysts which *didn't* need
preheating were found...

I noticed LockMart's CEV proposal used nitrous oxide as a
monoprop; I'm curious about the Isp and the possible catalyst.
Seem like the performance would be somewhat low, despite
the advantages of low toxicity, easier handling and simpler
system overall. I don't recall nitrous being used this way
before; is it something new?

(Oops, never answered this one...)

I'm curious about the Isp and the catalyst myself. :-) There have been
some ground experiments with N2O monoprop systems, but nothing that's
flown, as far as I know. Performance wouldn't be great; they're obviously
trading off performance for easy handling.
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