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"Jeff Findley" wrote in message
... In article , says... I see that they have effectively declared it a loss and in the news group it seems that the launches are being rescheduled to allow the time to sort out what happened. Unfortunately it does not take much to create such a situation and as nobody can go and look at it, its got to be done using existing data. I bete its something really simple and stupid, these things usually are at the end of the day. However if it is diagnosed as a problem that could affect manned launches, then things get a lot more problematic. It's a loss because the Progress reentered, uncontrolled, days ago over the Pacific Ocean if memory serves. The problem could be with the Soyuz launch vehicle, putting the next Soyuz manned mission at risk. It has since been postponed and the passenger, a singer from the UK, has said she is postponing her flight for personal/family reasons (my guess is that her family does not want her to die). That would definitely qualify as a "personal/family" reason. It may also be that Russia has quietly asked her to reschedule while they sort things out, but want to save a bit of face. Jeff -- Greg D. Moore http://greenmountainsoftware.wordpress.com/ CEO QuiCR: Quick, Crowdsourced Responses. http://www.quicr.net |
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Yes, but I think from the records, that would be unlikely to happen. Its a
shame as she has been looking forward to it for some time now, and has done a lot of work learning stuff. I'd imagine she will go for it sooner or later. She is an Ex of Andrew Loyd Webber of course. Briabn -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "Jeff Findley" wrote in message ... In article , says... I see that they have effectively declared it a loss and in the news group it seems that the launches are being rescheduled to allow the time to sort out what happened. Unfortunately it does not take much to create such a situation and as nobody can go and look at it, its got to be done using existing data. I bete its something really simple and stupid, these things usually are at the end of the day. However if it is diagnosed as a problem that could affect manned launches, then things get a lot more problematic. It's a loss because the Progress reentered, uncontrolled, days ago over the Pacific Ocean if memory serves. The problem could be with the Soyuz launch vehicle, putting the next Soyuz manned mission at risk. It has since been postponed and the passenger, a singer from the UK, has said she is postponing her flight for personal/family reasons (my guess is that her family does not want her to die). Jeff -- "the perennial claim that hypersonic airbreathing propulsion would magically make space launch cheaper is nonsense -- LOX is much cheaper than advanced airbreathing engines, and so are the tanks to put it in and the extra thrust to carry it." - Henry Spencer |
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Yes i imagine that might well be so.
Its a very strange event though when you consider how many of these craft have launched with no issues. A tumbling or spinning craft which is outside of the automatic parameters is pretty serious. If the tanks were emptied, could there have been a leaking thruster perhaps? Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "Greg (Strider) Moore" wrote in message ... "Jeff Findley" wrote in message ... In article , says... I see that they have effectively declared it a loss and in the news group it seems that the launches are being rescheduled to allow the time to sort out what happened. Unfortunately it does not take much to create such a situation and as nobody can go and look at it, its got to be done using existing data. I bete its something really simple and stupid, these things usually are at the end of the day. However if it is diagnosed as a problem that could affect manned launches, then things get a lot more problematic. It's a loss because the Progress reentered, uncontrolled, days ago over the Pacific Ocean if memory serves. The problem could be with the Soyuz launch vehicle, putting the next Soyuz manned mission at risk. It has since been postponed and the passenger, a singer from the UK, has said she is postponing her flight for personal/family reasons (my guess is that her family does not want her to die). That would definitely qualify as a "personal/family" reason. It may also be that Russia has quietly asked her to reschedule while they sort things out, but want to save a bit of face. Jeff -- Greg D. Moore http://greenmountainsoftware.wordpress.com/ CEO QuiCR: Quick, Crowdsourced Responses. http://www.quicr.net |
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Jeff Findley wrote: It has since been postponed and the passenger, a singer from the UK, has said she is postponing her flight for personal/family reasons (my guess is that her family does not want her to die). Sarah Brightman wasn't due up until September which would have been the next but one launch. There are suggestions that she wasn't doing well in training. Anthony |
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Design problem? Unlikely. Assembly technician screwing something up? Probably. The question is was it one time or everything that guy touched? -- might have been a cost cutting design change........ that turned out bad |
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Lo, on the 5/14/2015, Anthony Frost did proclaim ...
In message Jeff Findley wrote: It has since been postponed and the passenger, a singer from the UK, has said she is postponing her flight for personal/family reasons (my guess is that her family does not want her to die). Sarah Brightman wasn't due up until September which would have been the next but one launch. There are suggestions that she wasn't doing well in training. It is an awfully expensive way to practice vomiting. /dps -- Maybe C282Y is simply one of the hangers-on, a groupie following a future guitar god of the human genome: an allele with undiscovered virtuosity, currently soloing in obscurity in Mom's garage. Bradley Wertheim, theAtlantic.com, Jan 10 2013 |
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says... bob haller wrote: Design problem? Unlikely. Assembly technician screwing something up? Probably. The question is was it one time or everything that guy touched? might have been a cost cutting design change........ that turned out bad ANY design change costs money. I seriously doubt the Russians would change a vehicle with this many successful flights. I believe this launch used a Soyuz-2-1a vehicle. This version of the Soyuz launch vehicle has been flying since 2010. It has an all digital flight control system where previous Soyuz launch vehicles used an analog system. That's the most recent change that has been noted on the Russian Space Web (not an official site). http://www.russianspaceweb.com/progr....html#official http://www.russianspaceweb.com/soyuz2_lv.html Jeff -- "the perennial claim that hypersonic airbreathing propulsion would magically make space launch cheaper is nonsense -- LOX is much cheaper than advanced airbreathing engines, and so are the tanks to put it in and the extra thrust to carry it." - Henry Spencer |
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