LDM-1 - PART II | LUNAR OPERATIONS
Following a successful separation event, Odysseus is on its way to the Moon to conduct various tests of Propulsion, Guidance and Communication systems. It will stay on a lunar orbit for 45 days - about the same length as two full moon orbit cycles around Earth
Coast Phase
Lunar Orbit Insertion
Odysseus in Low Lunar Orbit (LLO)
Second Orbit Pass
Earthrise
Last Orbit Before Moon Departure
[Switchover to Mission Control]
"All Systems Good, Inititating Moon Departure Profile"
"Two Good Engines, Guidance System reports Nominal telemetry"
"Separation Right on Time, Starting up Reserve Fuel Cells"
Ten Minutes Before Earth Entry Interface
Earth Entry Interface - Loss of Communication
Peak Entry Heating
Entry Heating Subsiding, Comms Restored
Parachute Deployment
Splashdown - Southwest Pacific Ocean
Post-Flight Analysis:
LDM-1, as with all previous missions was a resounding success, verifying all systems required for Future Lunar Operations by testing Odysseus CEV extensively in and around the Earth-Moon System. This marks the first time an American crewed spacecraft successfully entered Lunar Orbit since Apollo 17
This flight also marks the partial decommissioning of Saturn III, being replaced by Saturn III+, an improved version of the latter allowing even more payload to be launched into Low Earth Orbit, Lunar Orbit and Beyond
The next step in America's continued Space Exploration Program would be the extensive testing of the Human Landing System (HLS) verifying its capability to lift crew in-and-out of the Earth-Moon System
A Personal Annoncement:
2 pages? What an achievement, most of my forum threads died short of completing a full page
I just want to say: Thanks to everyone who interacted with/followed this Forum Thread, y'all give me enough motivation to continue forward with this Alt-Hist Thread
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Saturn III+ Lifting Capacity Comparison
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