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another "first time" NASA boast is silly
Right -- as if Jack Lousma hadn't piloted the backpack maneuvering unit
around the in side of Skylab in, oh, about August 1973. NASA either start getting some good out of its history office and stop making such ignorant 'first ever' claims, that only insult the achievements of past generations. International Space Station Status Report: SS06-024 Friday May 19, 5:52 pm ET WASHINGTON, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- In space this week, a satellite flew within a satellite. International Space Station Flight Engineer Jeff Williams "piloted" a unique spacecraft in three dimensions for the first time around the pressurized Destiny module. The demonstration tested the basics of formation flight and autonomous docking that could be useful in future multiple spacecraft formation flying. |
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another "first time" NASA boast is silly
"Jim Oberg" wrote:
Right -- as if Jack Lousma hadn't piloted the backpack maneuvering unit around the in side of Skylab in, oh, about August 1973. Did Jack Lousma pilot the backpack unit manned or as an ROV? NASA either start getting some good out of its history office and stop making such ignorant 'first ever' claims, that only insult the achievements of past generations. International Space Station Status Report: SS06-024 Friday May 19, 5:52 pm ET WASHINGTON, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- In space this week, a satellite flew within a satellite. International Space Station Flight Engineer Jeff Williams "piloted" a unique spacecraft in three dimensions for the first time around the pressurized Destiny module. The demonstration tested the basics of formation flight and autonomous docking that could be useful in future multiple spacecraft formation flying. -- Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh. -Resolved: To be more temperate in my postings. Oct 5th, 2004 JDL |
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another "first time" NASA boast is silly
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Derek Lyons wrote: Right -- as if Jack Lousma hadn't piloted the backpack maneuvering unit around the in side of Skylab in, oh, about August 1973. Did Jack Lousma pilot the backpack unit manned or as an ROV? Manned. Several types of maneuvering units were tested inside Skylab, both in shirtsleeves and in spacesuits. -- spsystems.net is temporarily off the air; | Henry Spencer mail to henry at zoo.utoronto.ca instead. | |
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another "first time" NASA boast is silly
"Satellite within a satellite"
Can anyone say Transit ! It had a little ball inside which was protected from air resitance by the satellite, and the satelite maneuvred to keep the ball in the middle. Regards Carsten Nielsen Denmark |
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another "first time" NASA boast is silly
"Satellite within a satellite"
Can anyone say Transit ! It had a little ball inside which was protected from air resitance by the satellite, and the satelite maneuvred to keep the ball in the middle. Regards Carsten Nielsen Denmark |
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another "first time" NASA boast is silly
"Carsten Nielsen" wrote:
"Satellite within a satellite" Can anyone say Transit ! It had a little ball inside which was protected from air resitance by the satellite, and the satelite maneuvred to keep the ball in the middle. Except the (IIRC) DISCOS was a component of the larger bird - and an inert ball. Lousma's backpack and the current ROV are independent systems and decidely non-inert. D. -- Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh. -Resolved: To be more temperate in my postings. Oct 5th, 2004 JDL |
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another "first time" NASA boast is silly
The wording is ambiguous as to what they are claiming. Of course if they limit the definition to exactly what they have just accomplished, it will ALWAYS be 'first'. "Derek Lyons" wrote in message ... (Henry Spencer) wrote: In article , Derek Lyons wrote: Right -- as if Jack Lousma hadn't piloted the backpack maneuvering unit around the in side of Skylab in, oh, about August 1973. Did Jack Lousma pilot the backpack unit manned or as an ROV? Manned. Several types of maneuvering units were tested inside Skylab, both in shirtsleeves and in spacesuits. Then, as I suspected, JimO is way off base. Lousma flew the first manned 'satellite within a satellite', and as the press release makes clear - this is the first ROV so flown. D. -- Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh. -Resolved: To be more temperate in my postings. Oct 5th, 2004 JDL |
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another "first time" NASA boast is silly
"Jim Oberg" wrote:
The wording is ambiguous as to what they are claiming. Not to me it wasn't - it was pretty clear they were claiming the first flight of a 'unique craft', to wit: an ROV. D. -- Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh. -Resolved: To be more temperate in my postings. Oct 5th, 2004 JDL |
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