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- From: forrepr@eng.auburn.edu (Philip R. Forrest)
- Subject: Re: Launch sequence of events?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov9.054245.3985@news.duc.auburn.edu>
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- Organization: Auburn University Engineering
- References: <BxDsr6.AG1@zoo.toronto.edu>
- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 05:42:45 GMT
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- In article AG1@zoo.toronto.edu, henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov7.234954.2416@serval.net.wsu.edu> kfarmer@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (keith farmer;S10000) writes:
- >>>Shuttle launches now use a "direct ascent" trajectory, no OMS-1 burn is
- >>>performed...
- >>
- >>Does this invalidate the Space Shuttle Operator's Manual?
- >
- >The SSOM was written pretty early in shuttle history and I don't think it's
- >been updated. Don't take it as gospel on fine points.
- >--
- >MS-DOS is the OS/360 of the 1980s. | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
- > -Hal W. Hardenbergh (1985)| henry@zoo.toronto.edu utzoo!henry
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- The SSOM still includes the OMS-1 burn due to the fact that it is an integral
- part of the Abort-to-Orbit (ATO) profile, and it is also used when the shuttle
- experiences a real low first or second stage performance with 3 SSME's to MECO.
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- Here's a good trivium...How can ANY engine develop more than 100% of rated
- power output ?? (i.e. 104% ?)
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- --
- Phil Forrest - Ascent FDO wanna be
- Auburn University Mechanical Engineering,
- Auburn, AL
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