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Jud McCranie wrote in message . ..
On 3 Sep 2004 07:28:25 -0700, (ed kyle) wrote: As the diagrams show, most of the extra Mercury-Redstone length was due to the interstage adapter that replaced the missile's guidance/warhead sections. Did the interstage start at the top of that 37.50 mark in the diagrams? Was the interstage part the part that was painted with the stripes? Yes and yes. In addition to serving as a structural element, I think the interstage also housed the Redstone's guidance and control systems. - Ed Kyle |
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Rusty Barton wrote: On Fri, 03 Se Here are diagrams of the Mercury-Redstone instrument comparttment. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/Hi...45/fig4.12.htm Was it pressurized? The drawing makes it appear that it might have been, with those domed bulkheads. Pat |
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On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 23:38:18 -0500, Pat Flannery
wrote: Rusty Barton wrote: On Fri, 03 Se Here are diagrams of the Mercury-Redstone instrument comparttment. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/Hi...45/fig4.12.htm Was it pressurized? The drawing makes it appear that it might have been, with those domed bulkheads. Pat In the text of NASA SP-45 it's called "the pressurized instrument compartment". The text also states the Mercury-Redstone came from the Jupiter-C version of the Redstone. It also states that the Jupiter-C fuel - unsymmetrical diethyltriamine (UDETA) was thought to be too toxic for use on a manned launch vehicle, so alcohol fuel was used. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-45/ch4.htm - Rusty Barton |
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