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Article #6798DC spacecraft capabilities.
From: Simon E. Booth
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 02:36
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 02:36
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I know I've posted this before, but like I said that part of the thread dissapeared from my site. Here it is again, in case it actually did get out: First, what is the cockpit/crew compartment configuration of the DC-series? (for launch and landing, would the crew be seated vertically or horizontally?) Would a DC spacecraft (properly provisioned of course) be capable of lunar flight? I know the landing gear would have to be strong enough for landing on rough surfaces, but would the spacecraft have the range for such a flight? For lunar landings, the craft would also have to be equiped with an airlock and hatch at the base. I get the impression that even if a DC isn't capable of a direct ascent flight to the moon, extra fuel could be loaded in earth orbit. Or perhaps a variant designed especially for use in space only could be derived from the DC design. What type of ground facilities would be needed? I think it was mentioned here a while back that the payload would be loaded inside a VAB, so would the large shuttle type gantry structures be required, except perhaps for fueling? Simon
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Newsgroups: sci.space Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!wupost!howland.reston.ans.net!paladin.american.edu!gatech!swrinde!ringer!lonestar.utsa.edu!sbooth From: sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu (Simon E. Booth) Subject: DC spacecraft capabilities. Message-ID: <1993Jan4.023652.11293@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> Sender: news@ringer.cs.utsa.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: lonestar.utsa.edu Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 02:36:52 GMT Lines: 25