[amsat-bb] Re: ISS Re-supply Spacecraft Fails

25 Aug 2011

      Marooned?
http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0064639/
SPS engine wont fire and Command Module running out of consumables.  Hurricane over the Cape causing delay in rescue mission.
Wont spoil it for you if you haven't seen it.
Good flick.
73 Jeff WB2SYK
On Wed Aug 24th, 2011 2:46 PM EDT Alan P. Biddle wrote:
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I recall a line something like this from an old movie:
"The two big guys throw the little guy out the airlock."  ;)
Alan
WA4SCA
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Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ISS Re-supply Spacecraft Fails
On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 2:16 PM,  g0mrf@aol.com wrote:
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Here in London, we have free access to the Russia Today TV station.  The
launch failure is the major news item. They report it was due to a third
stage failure. Even had an interview with an eye witness who said the area
where it crashed was an area popular with people picking nuts in the summer.
...
The next lauch was due on October 28th and they are speculating this will
be brought forward.
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The report is probably available on the web site www.rt.com
They  also said that a satellite launched on August 18th (The EDUSAT
launch?) suddenly veered off course. - Not sure if this was a single
satellite or the whole launch vehicle
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I guess the ISS Crew is going to have to brush up on their "rock,
paper, scissors" skills to see who gets dessert until another supply
rocket is shot up!
[I am only kidding, I read already they have enough supplies to last
them till the next supply ship is launched]
With that said, I am very curious on what is NASA's contingency plan
if our Russian friends for whatever reason can't or won't deliver
fulfill their promise?
-aps (KC2ZSX)

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[amsat-bb] Re: ISS Re-supply Spacecraft Fails

Jeffrey Koehler