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Phoenix Lander from oribt!!!!!
"Scott Hedrick" wrote in message ... "Jeff Findley" wrote in message ... "Scott Hedrick" wrote in message ... "Pat Flannery" wrote in message news:Ma6dnZibqviSNqHVnZ2dnUVZ_hqdnZ2d@northdakotat elephone... I think the rovers have spoiled me; I want Phoenix to go up the rim of that big crater and peek into it. :-) Well, if they hadn't released the pressurant, at the end of 90 days they coulda cranked those nozzles up and shifted the thing- oh, at least a foot. You sure that the propellant will stay liquid in this case? Frequent "clearing the nozzles" would help. Actually, I'm talking about the propellant in the tanks. I'm not sure the craft was designed to keep the tanks warm enough during the landing phase of the flight to keep the propellant from freezing solid. You'd have to keep the heaters powered and I'm sure power is at a premium during the landing phase. Jeff -- A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. -- Einstein |
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Phoenix Lander from oribt!!!!!
"Jeff Findley" wrote in message ... Frequent "clearing the nozzles" would help. Actually, I'm talking about the propellant in the tanks. I'm not sure the craft was designed to keep the tanks warm enough during the landing phase of the flight to keep the propellant from freezing solid. If you keep bouncing the lander, the propellant will move enough to keep from freezing. Hard to get any science done that way, though. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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