Apollo Lunar Module question

Pat Flannery writes:

Cesar Grossmann wrote:

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/Hi...11-40-5864.jpg


What's the "duffle bag" in that photo about?



http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/images11.html#5864 and
http://www.spaceflori.com/pimages/mags.htm

identify it as a jettison (AKA jet) bag, I suppose the one
referred to by Buzz at 109:18:51 in

http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.step.html

Pat Flannery writes:

Cesar Grossmann wrote:

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/Hi...11-40-5864.jpg


What's the "duffle bag" in that photo about?

And maybe someone can explain why there appears to be _two_
touchdown probes extending from the footpad ("above" the
duffle bag)?

Pat Flannery writes:

Cesar Grossmann wrote:

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/Hi...11-40-5864.jpg


What's the "duffle bag" in that photo about?

And maybe someone can explain why there appears to be _two_
touchdown probes extending from the footpad ("above" the
duffle bag)?

On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:10:15 -0500, Pat Flannery
wrote:

What's the "duffle bag" in that photo about?

....Oh, you know how us sailors are. Just throw that duffle bag
anywhere once you get to port :-P

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On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:08:36 -0500, Pat Flannery
wrote:

Rusty wrote:

Oh. I thought it was because government agencies must spend all the
money they are allocated or have their budget cut the next year. NASA
received so many billions of dollars for Apollo they couldn't spend it
all. In order to spend all of the money allocated by Congress they had
the LM gold plated.

What?! Where's the ten PDF's on the history of the LM thermal blanketing?!
YOU'RE NOT RUSTY! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH RUSTY?! :-)

.....Like I said. I think what happened was that the cosmos temporarily
switched our psyches.

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Pat Flannery wrote:
Rusty wrote:

Oh. I thought it was because government agencies must spend all the
money they are allocated or have their budget cut the next year. NASA
received so many billions of dollars for Apollo they couldn't spend it
all. In order to spend all of the money allocated by Congress they had
the LM gold plated.



What?! Where's the ten PDF's on the history of the LM thermal blanketing?!
YOU'RE NOT RUSTY! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH RUSTY?! :-)

Pat


NASA doesn't have a PDF version. You have to order and pay for one made
out of dead trees.

The use of multilayer insulation on the LM vehicle.

Caloger, P.; Tawil, M. N.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
AIAA PAPER 69-609; AMERICAN INST. OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS,
THERMOPHYSICS CONFERENCE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., JUN. 16-18, 1969 ,
19690601; Jun 1, 1969
Lunar module multilayer radiation insulation for thermal control,
testing aluminum coated Mylar and Kapton sheets
Accession ID: 69A33304
Document ID: 19690055315
No Digital Version Available - Go to Tips on Ordering


Rusty

OM wrote:

..I assume you're referring to the kapton sheeting? It's aluminized
mylar, and the purpose is thermal shielding.

Actually, kapton is not mylar. It's a similar material, but is more
resistant to heat and radiation than mylar.

--
Dave Michelson

Gary W. Swearingen wrote:
Pat Flannery writes:

Cesar Grossmann wrote:

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/Hi...11-40-5864.jpg


What's the "duffle bag" in that photo about?

And maybe someone can explain why there appears to be _two_
touchdown probes extending from the footpad ("above" the
duffle bag)?


Someone forgot to trim all of the burrs from the Revell LM model before
taking this picture?

;-)

Rusty

Rusty wrote:

Someone forgot to trim all of the burrs from the Revell LM model before
taking this picture?

;-)



There's also something odd on top of the landing pad of that leg itself
in the photo.

Pat

Pat Flannery wrote:
Rusty wrote:

Someone forgot to trim all of the burrs from the Revell LM model before
taking this picture?

;-)



There's also something odd on top of the landing pad of that leg itself
in the photo.

Pat


Here is nearly the same view from a different angle.
Notice the LM landing radar antenna shield near the descent engine
bell?
In the earlier picture view, the radar antenna shield supports appeared

in parallel with the touchdown probe, making it look like a second
probe.


http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/as11-40-5892.jpg


-Rusty