[New] Space Launch System / Orion Discussion Thread

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Edited June 24, 2022 by tater

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[StrandedonEarth]

 

[SunlitZelkova]

I would assume the answer is yes, but does SLS still have the same "going or exploding" danger at liftoff with its SRBs as the Shuttle did?

[Beccab]

Just now, SunlitZelkova said:

I would assume the answer is yes, but does SLS still have the same "going or exploding" danger at liftoff with its SRBs as the Shuttle did?

Yeah, once the SRBs light up there is nothing you can do to stop them

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[sevenperforce]

7 hours ago, Beccab said:

7 hours ago, SunlitZelkova said:

I would assume the answer is yes, but does SLS still have the same "going or exploding" danger at liftoff with its SRBs as the Shuttle did?

Yeah, once the SRBs light up there is nothing you can do to stop them

However, SLS does have a solid-fueled launch abort system which can pull the crew to safety if the launch fails.

The Shuttle did not have this, and so any abort prior to SRB separation was LOCV. 

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[Barzon]

On 7/8/2022 at 9:06 PM, sevenperforce said:

However, SLS does have a solid-fueled launch abort system which can pull the crew to safety if the launch fails.

The Shuttle did not have this, and so any abort prior to SRB separation was LOCV. 

probably important to note that A1's LAS is inert, meaning if anything goes wrong Orion won't get pulled to safety.

[Beccab]

20 hours ago, tater said:

 

 

 

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[StrandedonEarth]

2 hours ago, Beccab said:

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Seems like short-sighted design to not have the FTS be pad-serviceable 

[wumpus]

52 minutes ago, StrandedonEarth said:

Seems like short-sighted design to not have the FTS be pad-serviceable 

I've heard they've been in the "firm, fixed price" part of the contract for awhile.  If so, it was an oversight.  But remember the whole point of the SLS is to be expensive and provide as much pork as possible.

[SunlitZelkova]

My reactions to this-

1. With Snoopy, four Lego minifigures, and now Shaun the Sheep, I love how this flight is basically crewed by toys and mannequins

2. I would love to see the reaction on the NASA accounting people's faces when they read the manifest for Artemis I and have to go over multiple... toys

3. The kid part of me loves this, but the adult part finds this to be an interesting point of ridicule- it could be said that we are utilizing a $4 billion rocket just to launch toys around the Moon, and then use it two to three times again to irradiate some astronauts multiple times and increase their risk of cancer

[Beccab]

21 minutes ago, SunlitZelkova said:

My reactions to this-

1. With Snoopy, four Lego minifigures, and now Shaun the Sheep, I love how this flight is basically crewed by toys and mannequins

2. I would love to see the reaction on the NASA accounting people's faces when they read the manifest for Artemis I and have to go over multiple... toys

3. The kid part of me loves this, but the adult part finds this to be an interesting point of ridicule- it could be said that we are utilizing a $4 billion rocket just to launch toys around the Moon, and then use it two to three times again to irradiate some astronauts multiple times and increase their risk of cancer

On one hand seing Shaun on the rocket is pretty cool, but on the other hand he couldn't actually survive the trip because Artemis I has no life support system and that's kind of a big plot hole

Edited August 2, 2022 by Beccab

[tater]

28 minutes ago, Beccab said:

On one hand seing Shaun on the rocket is pretty cool, but on the other hand he couldn't actually survive the trip because Artemis I has no life support system and that's kind of a big plot hole

Besides, it should be Wallace and Gromit

[StrandedonEarth]

Buzz Lightyear and Jebediah Kerman  figures…

And some Aliens to complete the picture…

Edited August 2, 2022 by StrandedonEarth

[Ultimate Steve]

The more the merrier, if there's empty space that's not going to be used anyway, why not?

[StrandedonEarth]

Oh right, can’t forget Spaceman Spiff…

[mikegarrison]

It was nice to see Jeb in the Starliner cabin, but really this whole "stuffed toys in space" ("zero-g indicator") thing is kind of ridiculous.

[SunlitZelkova]

47 minutes ago, mikegarrison said:

It was nice to see Jeb in the Starliner cabin, but really this whole "stuffed toys in space" ("zero-g indicator") thing is kind of ridiculous.

If Salyut 7 is historically accurate, it was actually a Soviet tradition originally, dating at least back to the 80s.

[mikegarrison]

22 minutes ago, SunlitZelkova said:

If Salyut 7 is historically accurate, it was actually a Soviet tradition originally, dating at least back to the 80s.

That doesn't change that it's kind of ridiculous.

[Entropian]

36 minutes ago, mikegarrison said:

That doesn't change that it's kind of ridiculous.

I'd say it's the awesome kind of ridiculousness.