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Great missions STS-122 & Expedition 16
On Feb 17, 4:44 pm, BradGuth wrote:" Ever notice
how others that always claim as being all-knowing are not bothering to contribute to your silly rants?" laughing, first i never thought this identity would win me any popularity contests, so na i don't care. But the funnier thing is that you just made an illogical appeal to the masses, which inherently means that you do care what people think of you on usenet. Now that is something you will have to get over because if you look to get ego boosts from your posts, or you look to usenet to determine your status in life, you are a very pathetic man (still laughing)..... So how about expedition 16's experiments... http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/st...dition.html#16 |
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On Feb 17, 6:11 pm, columbiaaccidentinvestigation
wrote: On Feb 17, 4:44 pm, BradGuth wrote:" Ever notice how others that always claim as being all-knowing are not bothering to contribute to your silly rants?" laughing, first i never thought this identity would win me any popularity contests, so na i don't care. But the funnier thing is that you just made an illogical appeal to the masses, which inherently means that you do care what people think of you on usenet. Now that is something you will have to get over because if you look to get ego boosts from your posts, or you look to usenet to determine your status in life, you are a very pathetic man (still laughing)..... So how about expedition 16's experiments... http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/st...iments/Expedit... That's true enough, whereas I actually care about things that matter to the greater good of humanity and of salvaging our badly failing environment (perhaps the exact opposite of yourself). BTW, I never laugh unless others like yourself are into proving how dumbfounded past the point of no return you've gotten. Also, I've noticed that Earth isn't flat, and Muslims didn't put one of their own kind on a stick for a faith-based PR stunt. .. - Brad Guth |
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On Feb 17, 7:53 pm, BradGuth wrote:
On Feb 17, 6:11 pm, columbiaaccidentinvestigationcolumbiaaccidentinve wrote: On Feb 17, 4:44 pm, BradGuth wrote:" Ever notice how others that always claim as being all-knowing are not bothering to contribute to your silly rants?" laughing, first i never thought this identity would win me any popularity contests, so na i don't care. But the funnier thing is that you just made an illogical appeal to the masses, which inherently means that you do care what people think of you on usenet. Now that is something you will have to get over because if you look to get ego boosts from your posts, or you look to usenet to determine your status in life, you are a very pathetic man (still laughing)..... So how about expedition 16's experiments... http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/st...iments/Expedit... That's true enough, whereas I actually care about things that matter to the greater good of humanity and of salvaging our badly failing environment (perhaps the exact opposite of yourself). BTW, I never laugh unless others like yourself are into proving how dumbfounded past the point of no return you've gotten. Also, I've noticed that Earth isn't flat, and Muslims didn't put one of their own kind on a stick for a faith-based PR stunt. . - Brad Guth Theater shows us that whether it be complicated ironic twists of fate, or just simple slapstick, humor has, is and always will be part of human nature, so you should try to laugh more often, maybe it will make you more human. Now lets see even though part of the dark side of human nature is comes out when religious antagonism shows its ugly head (in attempts by some to divide and cause anger) i would rather find commonalities with people or cultures, for example in science i choose to focus on somebody like Abu Ali Mohammed Ibn al Hazen who was an Arab scientist that contributed to the understanding of how the human eye works. Now with respect to my citation and excitation concerning the solar experiment on the Columbus module, one of the reasons i am excited about the experiment, is because it is directly related to studying earths environment, so you are not on such high ground as you think, nor am i what you think either. (and im still laughing) SOLAR payload on ISS Columbus module STS-122 The Voyage of Columbus Press Kit Page 42 (pdf page 46) External Facilities: SOLAR Apart from contributing to solar and stellar physics, knowledge of the interaction between the solar energy flux and Earth's atmosphere is of great importance for atmospheric modeling, atmospheric chemistry and climatology. SOLAR, will study the sun with unprecedented accuracy across most of its spectral range. This is currently scheduled to last two years. It will be located on the Columbus External Payload Facility zenith position (i.e., pointing away from the Earth). The SOLAR payload consists of three instruments complementing each other to allow measurements of the solar spectral irradiance throughout virtually the whole electromagnetic spectrum from 17 nm to 100 nm in which99% of the solar energy is emitted. The threecomplementary solar science instruments a SOVIM (SOlar Variable & Irradiance Monitor), which covers near UV, visible and thermal regions of the spectrum (200 nm - 100 ěm) isdeveloped by PMOD/WRC (Davos, Switzerland) with one of the instrument's radiometers provided by IRM (Brussels, Belgium). SOLSPEC (SOLar SPECctral Irradiance measurements) covers the 180 nm 3,000 nm range. SOLSPEC is developed by CNRS (Verričresle Buisson, France) in partnership with IASB/BIRA (Belgium) and LSW (Germany). SOLACES (SOLar Auto Calibrating Extreme UV/UV Spectrophotometers) measures theEUV/UV spectral regime. SOLACES is developed by IPM (Freiburg, Germany).SOVIM and SOLSPEC are upgraded versions of instruments that have already accomplished several space missions. SOLACES is a newlydeveloped instrument." |
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On Feb 17, 9:56 pm, columbiaaccidentinvestigation
wrote: On Feb 17, 7:53 pm, BradGuth wrote: On Feb 17, 6:11 pm, columbiaaccidentinvestigationcolumbiaaccidentinve wrote: On Feb 17, 4:44 pm, BradGuth wrote:" Ever notice how others that always claim as being all-knowing are not bothering to contribute to your silly rants?" laughing, first i never thought this identity would win me any popularity contests, so na i don't care. But the funnier thing is that you just made an illogical appeal to the masses, which inherently means that you do care what people think of you on usenet. Now that is something you will have to get over because if you look to get ego boosts from your posts, or you look to usenet to determine your status in life, you are a very pathetic man (still laughing)..... So how about expedition 16's experiments... http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/st...iments/Expedit... That's true enough, whereas I actually care about things that matter to the greater good of humanity and of salvaging our badly failing environment (perhaps the exact opposite of yourself). BTW, I never laugh unless others like yourself are into proving how dumbfounded past the point of no return you've gotten. Also, I've noticed that Earth isn't flat, and Muslims didn't put one of their own kind on a stick for a faith-based PR stunt. . - Brad Guth Theater shows us that whether it be complicated ironic twists of fate, or just simple slapstick, humor has, is and always will be part of human nature, so you should try to laugh more often, maybe it will make you more human. Now lets see even though part of the dark side of human nature is comes out when religious antagonism shows its ugly head (in attempts by some to divide and cause anger) i would rather find commonalities with people or cultures, for example in science i choose to focus on somebody like Abu Ali Mohammed Ibn al Hazen who was an Arab scientist that contributed to the understanding of how the human eye works. Now with respect to my citation and excitation concerning the solar experiment on the Columbus module, one of the reasons i am excited about the experiment, is because it is directly related to studying earths environment, so you are not on such high ground as you think, nor am i what you think either. (and im still laughing) SOLAR payload on ISS Columbus module STS-122 The Voyage of Columbus Press Kit Page 42 (pdf page 46) External Facilities: SOLAR Apart from contributing to solar and stellar physics, knowledge of the interaction between the solar energy flux and Earth's atmosphere is of great importance for atmospheric modeling, atmospheric chemistry and climatology. SOLAR, will study the sun with unprecedented accuracy across most of its spectral range. This is currently scheduled to last two years. It will be located on the Columbus External Payload Facility zenith position (i.e., pointing away from the Earth). The SOLAR payload consists of three instruments complementing each other to allow measurements of the solar spectral irradiance throughout virtually the whole electromagnetic spectrum from 17 nm to 100 nm in which99% of the solar energy is emitted. The threecomplementary solar science instruments a SOVIM (SOlar Variable & Irradiance Monitor), which covers near UV, visible and thermal regions of the spectrum (200 nm - 100 ěm) isdeveloped by PMOD/WRC (Davos, Switzerland) with one of the instrument's radiometers provided by IRM (Brussels, Belgium). SOLSPEC (SOLar SPECctral Irradiance measurements) covers the 180 nm 3,000 nm range. SOLSPEC is developed by CNRS (Verričresle Buisson, France) in partnership with IASB/BIRA (Belgium) and LSW (Germany). SOLACES (SOLar Auto Calibrating Extreme UV/UV Spectrophotometers) measures theEUV/UV spectral regime. SOLACES is developed by IPM (Freiburg, Germany).SOVIM and SOLSPEC are upgraded versions of instruments that have already accomplished several space missions. SOLACES is a newlydeveloped instrument." Word stew or salad? or is it hypology? I never said anything against terrestrial or LEO science as related to benefiting Earth as being a bad thing. Most all terrestrial and LEO obtained science is in one way or another good for the intellectual soul as well as for salvaging our badly failing environment. It's the extended space travels of us humans that's highly questionable, as perhaps never paying its own way, much less contributing to the better good or quality of life as we know it. Because of every 19 months when Venus is so nearby is why I do not consider the to/from trek of humans getting interactive with Venus as being all that insurmountable or without a great potential of paying off. Whereas most everything of humanly accomplishing Mars or further is just plain iffy and at best spendy as hell. . - Brad Guth |
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Great missions STS-122 & Expedition 16
On Feb 17, 6:10 pm, "Scott Hedrick" wrote:
"Joseph S. Powell, III" wrote in ... ABL - is that for Air Bourne Laser, Anti-Ballistic Laser, or something else? Anti-Brad laser Why the hell not. Obviously you and others of your kind can't deal with the cold hard truth any better than our resident LLPOF warlord(GW Bush). .. - Brad Guth |
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Great missions STS-122 & Expedition 16
On Feb 18, 10:21 am, BradGuth wrote:
On Feb 17, 9:56 pm, columbiaaccidentinvestigation wrote: On Feb 17, 7:53 pm, BradGuth wrote: On Feb 17, 6:11 pm, columbiaaccidentinvestigationcolumbiaaccidentinve wrote: On Feb 17, 4:44 pm, BradGuth wrote:" Ever notice how others that always claim as being all-knowing are not bothering to contribute to your silly rants?" laughing, first i never thought this identity would win me any popularity contests, so na i don't care. But the funnier thing is that you just made an illogical appeal to the masses, which inherently means that you do care what people think of you on usenet. Now that is something you will have to get over because if you look to get ego boosts from your posts, or you look to usenet to determine your status in life, you are a very pathetic man (still laughing)..... So how about expedition 16's experiments... http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/st...iments/Expedit.... That's true enough, whereas I actually care about things that matter to the greater good of humanity and of salvaging our badly failing environment (perhaps the exact opposite of yourself). BTW, I never laugh unless others like yourself are into proving how dumbfounded past the point of no return you've gotten. Also, I've noticed that Earth isn't flat, and Muslims didn't put one of their own kind on a stick for a faith-based PR stunt. . - Brad Guth Theater shows us that whether it be complicated ironic twists of fate, or just simple slapstick, humor has, is and always will be part of human nature, so you should try to laugh more often, maybe it will make you more human. Now lets see even though part of the dark side of human nature is comes out when religious antagonism shows its ugly head (in attempts by some to divide and cause anger) i would rather find commonalities with people or cultures, for example in science i choose to focus on somebody like Abu Ali Mohammed Ibn al Hazen who was an Arab scientist that contributed to the understanding of how the human eye works. Now with respect to my citation and excitation concerning the solar experiment on the Columbus module, one of the reasons i am excited about the experiment, is because it is directly related to studying earths environment, so you are not on such high ground as you think, nor am i what you think either. (and im still laughing) SOLAR payload on ISS Columbus module STS-122 The Voyage of Columbus Press Kit Page 42 (pdf page 46) External Facilities: SOLAR Apart from contributing to solar and stellar physics, knowledge of the interaction between the solar energy flux and Earth's atmosphere is of great importance for atmospheric modeling, atmospheric chemistry and climatology. SOLAR, will study the sun with unprecedented accuracy across most of its spectral range. This is currently scheduled to last two years. It will be located on the Columbus External Payload Facility zenith position (i.e., pointing away from the Earth). The SOLAR payload consists of three instruments complementing each other to allow measurements of the solar spectral irradiance throughout virtually the whole electromagnetic spectrum from 17 nm to 100 nm in which99% of the solar energy is emitted. The threecomplementary solar science instruments a SOVIM (SOlar Variable & Irradiance Monitor), which covers near UV, visible and thermal regions of the spectrum (200 nm - 100 ěm) isdeveloped by PMOD/WRC (Davos, Switzerland) with one of the instrument's radiometers provided by IRM (Brussels, Belgium). SOLSPEC (SOLar SPECctral Irradiance measurements) covers the 180 nm 3,000 nm range. SOLSPEC is developed by CNRS (Verričresle Buisson, France) in partnership with IASB/BIRA (Belgium) and LSW (Germany). SOLACES (SOLar Auto Calibrating Extreme UV/UV Spectrophotometers) measures theEUV/UV spectral regime. SOLACES is developed by IPM (Freiburg, Germany).SOVIM and SOLSPEC are upgraded versions of instruments that have already accomplished several space missions. SOLACES is a newlydeveloped instrument." Word stew or salad? or is it hypology? I never said anything against terrestrial or LEO science as related to benefiting Earth as being a bad thing. Most all terrestrial and LEO obtained science is in one way or another good for the intellectual soul as well as for salvaging our badly failing environment. It's the extended space travels of us humans that's highly questionable, as perhaps never paying its own way, much less contributing to the better good or quality of life as we know it. Because of every 19 months when Venus is so nearby is why I do not consider the to/from trek of humans getting interactive with Venus as being all that insurmountable or without a great potential of paying off. Whereas most everything of humanly accomplishing Mars or further is just plain iffy and at best spendy as hell. . - Brad Guth- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yeah, yeah same old stuff, but this thread is about STS-122 & Expedition 16, so here is some more information on the solar sun monitoring experiment, which is located on the space stations newly added Columbus module. http://www.spaceflight.esa.int/users.../solar_spe.htm "European Space Agency SOLAR Specifications The SOLAR payload consists of 3 instruments complementing each other to allow measure the solar flux throughout virtually the whole electromagnetic spectrum - from 17 nm to 3000 nm - in which 99% of the solar energy is emitted. The instruments are mounted on a Coarse Pointing Device for accurate Sun pointing and are controlled by a Control Unit. The scientific instruments a SOVIM (SOlar Variable & Irradiance Monitor) covers near UV, visible and thermal regimes (200 nm - 100 µm) SOLSPEC (SOLar SPECctral Irradiance measurements) covers the 180 nm - 3000 nm range with high spectral resolution SOL-ACES (SOLar Auto-Calibrating EUV/UV Spectrophotometers) measures the EUV/UV spectral regime (17 nm -220 nm) with moderate spectral resolution. The SOVIM and SOLSPEC are the upgraded versions of instruments that have already accomplished several orbital flights without failure. Significant refurbishment is nevertheless planned to enable the instrument to meet the ISS requirements (safety, reliability and mission duration) and to improve the instrument performance, utilising the experience gained from the past missions. SOL-ACES is a new development instrument. Thanks to the Solar Package consisting of SOVIM, SOLSPEC and SOL-ACES new topics will be investigated as was not possible in the past. Coarse Pointing Device (CPD) The Coarse Pointing Device is a multi-purpose system that has the function of keeping the supported instruments pointed to a target (e.g.: to the Sun), compensating for the orbital motion of the ISS. During each observation orbit, the Coarse Pointing Device keeps the instruments pointed to the Sun during an observation period of about 15 minutes per orbit. The Coarse Pointing Device provides a movable frame, which can rotate around two axes, thanks to a cardanic type mechanism. The motion is controlled in closed loop, using a sun sensor located on the moving frame, brushless motors and encoders mounted on each axis. The control loops for the two axes are implemented in the soft ware running on the Control Unit. The maximum range of the Coarse Pointing Device angular motion is +/- 25° around the axis compensating for the seasonal variation of the ISS orbit inclination, and +/- 40° around the axis compensating for the ISS orbital motion. The pointing accuracy is +/- 1 degree; the pointing stability is 0.3 deg over 10 seconds. During launch and re-entry, the Coarse Pointing Device mechanism is locked in both the degrees of freedom by means of an electrically- actuated pin; the pin is retracted only when the payload is on-orbit, in its operational location, such that the pointing function can be operated. From a structural/mechanical point of view, the Coarse Pointing Device is designed such that it can take all launch and re-entry loads due to the acceleration and vibro-acoustic environment typical of the Space Shuttle, acting on its structures and payload. The Coarse Pointing Device is developed in two versions, one for the SOLAR payload and one for the EXPORT payload. Each version has different instruments accommodation and mess carrying capabilities. For SOLAR the maximum mass carrying capability is 75 kg. The Command Unit (CU) The Control Unit is functionally composed of two sections that perform power conversion, protection and distribution and data handling and communication respectively. The Control Unit supplies electrical power (28 VDC) to the scientific instruments as well as to the Coarse Pointing Device. The Power distribution is based on the following availability of resources: 28 VDC Stay-Alive Power, when in Cargo Bay, provided to Coarse Pointing Device through one feed from the Orbiter. 120 VDC Operational Power, on orbit, is drawn all from one of the two feeds at the Columbus External Payload Facility Inter Face. 120 VDC Stay-Alive Power, when on-orbit, is drawn all from one of the two feeds at the Columbus External Payload Facility Inter Face. The data handling section of the Control Unit includes a microprocessor system, mass memory, Input /Output channels. The payload Integrated Express Pallet Adapter is electrically interfaced to the Columbus External Payload Facility/Flight Releasable Attachment Mechanism connectors through the Control Unit. The payload soft ware running on the Control Unit is composed of the following elements: Basic soft ware (derived from the Standard Payload Computer (SPLC) project) Coarse Pointing Device Software Payload Application soft ware The Coarse Pointing Device soft ware supports the Coarse Pointing Device pointing control as well as the management of the Coarse Pointing Device operation and telemetry/tele-command via ISS. The Mission and Instruments Interface software manages the commanding and time lining of the instruments operations, through telemetry/tele- command via ISS. The payload application software is in charge of managing the payload mission. Using the services provided by the basic software the application software implements the following main functions (in both nominal and contingency phases): Management of the payload telemetry/tele-command interface with the Columbus Commanding (on the basis of a pre-defined, modifiable time-table) of all the payload units Monitoring of all the payload unitsManagement of housekeeping and scientific data coming from all the payload units Background The SOLAR payload is a Monitoring Observatory that will allow to measure with unprecedented accuracy the solar spectral irradiance. Apart from scientific contributions for solar and stellar physics, the knowledge of the solar energy flux into the Earth's atmosphere and its variations is of great importance for atmospheric modelling, atmospheric chemistry and climatology. Accommodation and Transport The SOLAR payload is uploaded to the ISS mounted on an "ad hoc" Carrier, transported in the Space Shuttle cargo bay. Once the Space Shuttle is docked at the International Space Station, the payload is removed from the Shuttle Carrier by means of the Shuttle and the ISS robotic arms. The robotic arm installs the payload at the foreseen location on the ISS. Initially foreseen to be operational at the EXPRESS Pallet Zenith-Outboard location at the S3 truss site, SOLAR will be now ocated at Columbus External Payload Facility Zenith location. At the operational location, the necessary electrical power and data channels are provided to the payloads through the electrical connectors mounted on the Express Pallet Adapter, mated to the respective counterparts at the ISS via the Flight Releasable Attachment Mechanism. At the end of the operational life, the payload is brought down to Earth using the procedure mentioned above in reverse order. Operational Concept After installation on the International Space Station the SOLAR payload will operate continuously for a period of 1.5 years. The instruments are pointing to the Sun for an observation period of about 15 minutes. The Data Handling channels provide the possibility to exchange the observation data between SOLAR and Columbus External Payload Facility. From here Columbus Data Management System provides MIL-STD-1553B data bus and redundant Ethernet for sending the data via the ISS communication means to the ground. Schedule The SOLAR payload will swap places on the Columbus External Payload Facility with the EXPORT payload. Which one of the two will be launched first still has to be decided. The first payload will be launched with flight UF5 in February 2005 (according to ISS Assembly Sequence Revision F). After 1.5 year of operations, this payload will be replaced by the second one at the same location, also for a 1.5 year mission duration." |
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On Feb 18, 10:46 am, columbiaaccidentinvestigation
wrote: On Feb 18, 10:21 am, BradGuth wrote: On Feb 17, 9:56 pm, columbiaaccidentinvestigation wrote: On Feb 17, 7:53 pm, BradGuth wrote: On Feb 17, 6:11 pm, columbiaaccidentinvestigationcolumbiaaccidentinve wrote: On Feb 17, 4:44 pm, BradGuth wrote:" Ever notice how others that always claim as being all-knowing are not bothering to contribute to your silly rants?" laughing, first i never thought this identity would win me any popularity contests, so na i don't care. But the funnier thing is that you just made an illogical appeal to the masses, which inherently means that you do care what people think of you on usenet. Now that is something you will have to get over because if you look to get ego boosts from your posts, or you look to usenet to determine your status in life, you are a very pathetic man (still laughing)..... So how about expedition 16's experiments... http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/st...iments/Expedit.... That's true enough, whereas I actually care about things that matter to the greater good of humanity and of salvaging our badly failing environment (perhaps the exact opposite of yourself). BTW, I never laugh unless others like yourself are into proving how dumbfounded past the point of no return you've gotten. Also, I've noticed that Earth isn't flat, and Muslims didn't put one of their own kind on a stick for a faith-based PR stunt. . - Brad Guth Theater shows us that whether it be complicated ironic twists of fate, or just simple slapstick, humor has, is and always will be part of human nature, so you should try to laugh more often, maybe it will make you more human. Now lets see even though part of the dark side of human nature is comes out when religious antagonism shows its ugly head (in attempts by some to divide and cause anger) i would rather find commonalities with people or cultures, for example in science i choose to focus on somebody like Abu Ali Mohammed Ibn al Hazen who was an Arab scientist that contributed to the understanding of how the human eye works. Now with respect to my citation and excitation concerning the solar experiment on the Columbus module, one of the reasons i am excited about the experiment, is because it is directly related to studying earths environment, so you are not on such high ground as you think, nor am i what you think either. (and im still laughing) SOLAR payload on ISS Columbus module STS-122 The Voyage of Columbus Press Kit Page 42 (pdf page 46) External Facilities: SOLAR Apart from contributing to solar and stellar physics, knowledge of the interaction between the solar energy flux and Earth's atmosphere is of great importance for atmospheric modeling, atmospheric chemistry and climatology. SOLAR, will study the sun with unprecedented accuracy across most of its spectral range. This is currently scheduled to last two years. It will be located on the Columbus External Payload Facility zenith position (i.e., pointing away from the Earth). The SOLAR payload consists of three instruments complementing each other to allow measurements of the solar spectral irradiance throughout virtually the whole electromagnetic spectrum from 17 nm to 100 nm in which99% of the solar energy is emitted. The threecomplementary solar science instruments a SOVIM (SOlar Variable & Irradiance Monitor), which covers near UV, visible and thermal regions of the spectrum (200 nm - 100 ěm) isdeveloped by PMOD/WRC (Davos, Switzerland) with one of the instrument's radiometers provided by IRM (Brussels, Belgium). SOLSPEC (SOLar SPECctral Irradiance measurements) covers the 180 nm 3,000 nm range. SOLSPEC is developed by CNRS (Verričresle Buisson, France) in partnership with IASB/BIRA (Belgium) and LSW (Germany). SOLACES (SOLar Auto Calibrating Extreme UV/UV Spectrophotometers) measures theEUV/UV spectral regime. SOLACES is developed by IPM (Freiburg, Germany).SOVIM and SOLSPEC are upgraded versions of instruments that have already accomplished several space missions. SOLACES is a newlydeveloped instrument." Word stew or salad? or is it hypology? I never said anything against terrestrial or LEO science as related to benefiting Earth as being a bad thing. Most all terrestrial and LEO obtained science is in one way or another good for the intellectual soul as well as for salvaging our badly failing environment. It's the extended space travels of us humans that's highly questionable, as perhaps never paying its own way, much less contributing to the better good or quality of life as we know it. Because of every 19 months when Venus is so nearby is why I do not consider the to/from trek of humans getting interactive with Venus as being all that insurmountable or without a great potential of paying off. Whereas most everything of humanly accomplishing Mars or further is just plain iffy and at best spendy as hell. . - Brad Guth- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yeah, yeah same old stuff, but this thread is about STS-122 & Expedition 16, so here is some more information on the solar sun monitoring experiment, which is located on the space stations newly added Columbus module. http://www.spaceflight.esa.int/users...nts/external/s... "European Space Agency SOLAR Specifications The SOLAR payload consists of 3 instruments complementing each other to allow measure the solar flux throughout virtually the whole electromagnetic spectrum - from 17 nm to 3000 nm - in which 99% of the solar energy is emitted. The instruments are mounted on a Coarse Pointing Device for accurate Sun pointing and are controlled by a Control Unit. The scientific instruments a SOVIM (SOlar Variable & Irradiance Monitor) covers near UV, visible and thermal regimes (200 nm - 100 µm) SOLSPEC (SOLar SPECctral Irradiance measurements) covers the 180 nm - 3000 nm range with high spectral resolution SOL-ACES (SOLar Auto-Calibrating EUV/UV Spectrophotometers) measures the EUV/UV spectral regime (17 nm -220 nm) with moderate spectral resolution. The SOVIM and SOLSPEC are the upgraded versions of instruments that have already accomplished several orbital flights without failure. Significant refurbishment is nevertheless planned to enable the instrument to meet the ISS requirements (safety, reliability and mission duration) and to improve the instrument performance, utilising the experience gained from the past missions. SOL-ACES is a new development instrument. Thanks to the Solar Package consisting of SOVIM, SOLSPEC and SOL-ACES new topics will be investigated as was not possible in the past. Coarse Pointing Device (CPD) The Coarse Pointing Device is a multi-purpose system that has the function of keeping the supported instruments pointed to a target (e.g.: to the Sun), compensating for the orbital motion of the ISS. During each observation orbit, the Coarse Pointing Device keeps the instruments pointed to the Sun during an observation period of about 15 minutes per orbit. The Coarse Pointing Device provides a movable frame, which can rotate around two axes, thanks to a cardanic type mechanism. The motion is controlled in closed loop, using a sun sensor located on the moving frame, brushless motors and encoders mounted on each axis. The control loops for the two axes are implemented in the soft ware running on the Control Unit. The maximum range of the Coarse Pointing Device angular motion is +/- 25° around the axis compensating for the seasonal variation of the ISS orbit inclination, and +/- 40° around the axis compensating for the ISS orbital motion. The pointing accuracy is +/- 1 degree; the pointing stability is 0.3 deg over 10 seconds. During launch and re-entry, the Coarse Pointing Device mechanism is locked in both the degrees of freedom by means of an electrically- actuated pin; the pin is retracted only when the payload is on-orbit, in its operational location, such that the pointing function can be operated. From a structural/mechanical point of view, the Coarse Pointing Device is designed such that it can take all launch and re-entry loads due to the acceleration and vibro-acoustic environment typical of the Space Shuttle, acting on its structures and payload. The Coarse Pointing Device is developed in two versions, one for the SOLAR payload and one for the EXPORT payload. Each version has different instruments accommodation and mess carrying capabilities. For SOLAR the maximum mass carrying capability is 75 kg. The Command Unit (CU) The Control Unit is functionally composed of two sections that perform power conversion, protection and distribution and data handling and communication respectively. The Control Unit supplies electrical power (28 VDC) to the scientific instruments as well as to the Coarse Pointing Device. The Power distribution is based on the following availability of resources: 28 VDC Stay-Alive Power, when in Cargo Bay, provided to Coarse Pointing Device through one feed from the Orbiter. 120 VDC Operational Power, on orbit, is drawn all from one of the two feeds at the Columbus External Payload Facility Inter Face. 120 VDC Stay-Alive Power, when on-orbit, is drawn all from one of the two feeds at the Columbus External Payload Facility Inter Face. The data handling section of the Control Unit includes a microprocessor system, mass memory, Input /Output channels. The payload Integrated Express Pallet Adapter is electrically interfaced to the Columbus External Payload Facility/Flight ... read more » Yes, and your "columbia accident investigation" of mainstream status quo damage-control point is? Is there some other reason for that silly Usenet name of yours? . - Brad Guth |
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On Feb 18, 10:46 am, columbiaaccidentinvestigation
wrote: On Feb 18, 10:21 am, BradGuth wrote: On Feb 17, 9:56 pm, columbiaaccidentinvestigation wrote: On Feb 17, 7:53 pm, BradGuth wrote: On Feb 17, 6:11 pm, columbiaaccidentinvestigationcolumbiaaccidentinve wrote: On Feb 17, 4:44 pm, BradGuth wrote:" Ever notice how others that always claim as being all-knowing are not bothering to contribute to your silly rants?" laughing, first i never thought this identity would win me any popularity contests, so na i don't care. But the funnier thing is that you just made an illogical appeal to the masses, which inherently means that you do care what people think of you on usenet. Now that is something you will have to get over because if you look to get ego boosts from your posts, or you look to usenet to determine your status in life, you are a very pathetic man (still laughing)..... So how about expedition 16's experiments... http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/st...iments/Expedit.... That's true enough, whereas I actually care about things that matter to the greater good of humanity and of salvaging our badly failing environment (perhaps the exact opposite of yourself). BTW, I never laugh unless others like yourself are into proving how dumbfounded past the point of no return you've gotten. Also, I've noticed that Earth isn't flat, and Muslims didn't put one of their own kind on a stick for a faith-based PR stunt. . - Brad Guth Theater shows us that whether it be complicated ironic twists of fate, or just simple slapstick, humor has, is and always will be part of human nature, so you should try to laugh more often, maybe it will make you more human. Now lets see even though part of the dark side of human nature is comes out when religious antagonism shows its ugly head (in attempts by some to divide and cause anger) i would rather find commonalities with people or cultures, for example in science i choose to focus on somebody like Abu Ali Mohammed Ibn al Hazen who was an Arab scientist that contributed to the understanding of how the human eye works. Now with respect to my citation and excitation concerning the solar experiment on the Columbus module, one of the reasons i am excited about the experiment, is because it is directly related to studying earths environment, so you are not on such high ground as you think, nor am i what you think either. (and im still laughing) SOLAR payload on ISS Columbus module STS-122 The Voyage of Columbus Press Kit Page 42 (pdf page 46) External Facilities: SOLAR Apart from contributing to solar and stellar physics, knowledge of the interaction between the solar energy flux and Earth's atmosphere is of great importance for atmospheric modeling, atmospheric chemistry and climatology. SOLAR, will study the sun with unprecedented accuracy across most of its spectral range. This is currently scheduled to last two years. It will be located on the Columbus External Payload Facility zenith position (i.e., pointing away from the Earth). The SOLAR payload consists of three instruments complementing each other to allow measurements of the solar spectral irradiance throughout virtually the whole electromagnetic spectrum from 17 nm to 100 nm in which99% of the solar energy is emitted. The threecomplementary solar science instruments a SOVIM (SOlar Variable & Irradiance Monitor), which covers near UV, visible and thermal regions of the spectrum (200 nm - 100 ěm) isdeveloped by PMOD/WRC (Davos, Switzerland) with one of the instrument's radiometers provided by IRM (Brussels, Belgium). SOLSPEC (SOLar SPECctral Irradiance measurements) covers the 180 nm 3,000 nm range. SOLSPEC is developed by CNRS (Verričresle Buisson, France) in partnership with IASB/BIRA (Belgium) and LSW (Germany). SOLACES (SOLar Auto Calibrating Extreme UV/UV Spectrophotometers) measures theEUV/UV spectral regime. SOLACES is developed by IPM (Freiburg, Germany).SOVIM and SOLSPEC are upgraded versions of instruments that have already accomplished several space missions. SOLACES is a newlydeveloped instrument." Word stew or salad? or is it hypology? I never said anything against terrestrial or LEO science as related to benefiting Earth as being a bad thing. Most all terrestrial and LEO obtained science is in one way or another good for the intellectual soul as well as for salvaging our badly failing environment. It's the extended space travels of us humans that's highly questionable, as perhaps never paying its own way, much less contributing to the better good or quality of life as we know it. Because of every 19 months when Venus is so nearby is why I do not consider the to/from trek of humans getting interactive with Venus as being all that insurmountable or without a great potential of paying off. Whereas most everything of humanly accomplishing Mars or further is just plain iffy and at best spendy as hell. . - Brad Guth- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yeah, yeah same old stuff, but this thread is about STS-122 & Expedition 16, so here is some more information on the solar sun monitoring experiment, which is located on the space stations newly added Columbus module. http://www.spaceflight.esa.int/users...nts/external/s... "European Space Agency SOLAR Specifications The SOLAR payload consists of 3 instruments complementing each other to allow measure the solar flux throughout virtually the whole electromagnetic spectrum - from 17 nm to 3000 nm - in which 99% of the solar energy is emitted. The instruments are mounted on a Coarse Pointing Device for accurate Sun pointing and are controlled by a Control Unit. The scientific instruments a SOVIM (SOlar Variable & Irradiance Monitor) covers near UV, visible and thermal regimes (200 nm - 100 µm) SOLSPEC (SOLar SPECctral Irradiance measurements) covers the 180 nm - 3000 nm range with high spectral resolution SOL-ACES (SOLar Auto-Calibrating EUV/UV Spectrophotometers) measures the EUV/UV spectral regime (17 nm -220 nm) with moderate spectral resolution. The SOVIM and SOLSPEC are the upgraded versions of instruments that have already accomplished several orbital flights without failure. Significant refurbishment is nevertheless planned to enable the instrument to meet the ISS requirements (safety, reliability and mission duration) and to improve the instrument performance, utilising the experience gained from the past missions. SOL-ACES is a new development instrument. Thanks to the Solar Package consisting of SOVIM, SOLSPEC and SOL-ACES new topics will be investigated as was not possible in the past. Coarse Pointing Device (CPD) The Coarse Pointing Device is a multi-purpose system that has the function of keeping the supported instruments pointed to a target (e.g.: to the Sun), compensating for the orbital motion of the ISS. During each observation orbit, the Coarse Pointing Device keeps the instruments pointed to the Sun during an observation period of about 15 minutes per orbit. The Coarse Pointing Device provides a movable frame, which can rotate around two axes, thanks to a cardanic type mechanism. The motion is controlled in closed loop, using a sun sensor located on the moving frame, brushless motors and encoders mounted on each axis. The control loops for the two axes are implemented in the soft ware running on the Control Unit. The maximum range of the Coarse Pointing Device angular motion is +/- 25° around the axis compensating for the seasonal variation of the ISS orbit inclination, and +/- 40° around the axis compensating for the ISS orbital motion. The pointing accuracy is +/- 1 degree; the pointing stability is 0.3 deg over 10 seconds. During launch and re-entry, the Coarse Pointing Device mechanism is locked in both the degrees of freedom by means of an electrically- actuated pin; the pin is retracted only when the payload is on-orbit, in its operational location, such that the pointing function can be operated. From a structural/mechanical point of view, the Coarse Pointing Device is designed such that it can take all launch and re-entry loads due to the acceleration and vibro-acoustic environment typical of the Space Shuttle, acting on its structures and payload. The Coarse Pointing Device is developed in two versions, one for the SOLAR payload and one for the EXPORT payload. Each version has different instruments accommodation and mess carrying capabilities. For SOLAR the maximum mass carrying capability is 75 kg. The Command Unit (CU) The Control Unit is functionally composed of two sections that perform power conversion, protection and distribution and data handling and communication respectively. The Control Unit supplies electrical power (28 VDC) to the scientific instruments as well as to the Coarse Pointing Device. The Power distribution is based on the following availability of resources: 28 VDC Stay-Alive Power, when in Cargo Bay, provided to Coarse Pointing Device through one feed from the Orbiter. 120 VDC Operational Power, on orbit, is drawn all from one of the two feeds at the Columbus External Payload Facility Inter Face. 120 VDC Stay-Alive Power, when on-orbit, is drawn all from one of the two feeds at the Columbus External Payload Facility Inter Face. The data handling section of the Control Unit includes a microprocessor system, mass memory, Input /Output channels. The payload Integrated Express Pallet Adapter is electrically interfaced to the Columbus External Payload Facility/Flight ... read more » Why not a TRACE-II at 10% the cost? Why not a TRACE-II as placed at Venus L2? . - Brad Guth |
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Great missions STS-122 & Expedition 16
On Feb 18, 6:16 pm, BradGuth wrote:"Yes, and your
"columbia accident investigation" of mainstream status quo damage- control point is? Is there some other reason for that silly Usenet name of yours? . - Brad Guth" My point is to share information, and come on that's some pretty weak stuff brad, and if you really cant do any better than that don't bother to post at all.... (im still laughing)... More information on the solar payload http://www.spaceflight.esa.int/users...1_10_solar.pdf |
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Great missions STS-122 & Expedition 16
On Feb 18, 6:30 pm, columbiaaccidentinvestigation
wrote: On Feb 18, 6:16 pm, BradGuth wrote:"Yes, and your "columbia accident investigation" of mainstream status quo damage- control point is? Is there some other reason for that silly Usenet name of yours? . - Brad Guth" My point is to share information, and come on that's some pretty weak stuff brad, and if you really cant do any better than that don't bother to post at all.... (im still laughing)... More information on the solar payload http://www.spaceflight.esa.int/users...ts/fs021_10_so... You're quite the status quo and infomercial spewing type, aren't you. I've posted all sorts of new and improved stuff that's 100% original. How about yourself? .. - Brad Guth |
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