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return to the moon
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:50 pm
by Shaun41178(2)
saw something on tv about this and how they were going to rebroadcast this. Not sure when or what channel does anyone have any more info on this? I tried google but didn't come up with anything.
Re: return to the moon
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:09 pm
by Shaun41178(2)
I tried using this website earlier but for whatever reason nothing was going on but you can listen to the 11 and GC talking right now as it reaquires signal after coming around the moon.
wechoosethemoon.org
STill hoping to see it on tv walter kroncite style so if anyone has info on that that would be great.
Re: return to the moon
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:44 pm
by Gooch
Maybe they will reboot the franchise like they are doing with everything else since they already did such a good job faking it the first time.
I am kidding...
Re: return to the moon
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:49 pm
by The Dark Side of Will
Heard of the NASA "Constellation" program? That's the follow-on to the Space Shuttle. It uses shuttle technology for the zero and first stages, with a modified J-2 hydrogen engine from the Saturn V for the second stage. The Ares V will be the heaviest lift launch vehicle in history. The Ares 1 will carry the crew to orbit. Google it.
Re: return to the moon
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:45 pm
by Indy
Good god...414,000lb unmanned, 157,000lb manned lift
Re: return to the moon
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:16 pm
by The Dark Side of Will
That's 157,000 to the moon. The design point for the Saturn V was 125,000 to trans-lunar injection (TLI; meaning that the payload has enough energy to get to the moon, but will overshoot without a retro burn to slow it to a lunar orbit). However, because of the solid boosters, the Ares V will be much better suited to low earth orbit than it is to TLI.
The Saturn V, for example, with the entire stack liquid fueled could put 262K# to LEO and, as mentioned, 125K# to TLI.