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- From: sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu (Simon E. Booth)
- Subject: DC spacecraft capabilities.
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- Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 02:36:52 GMT
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- I know I've posted this before, but like I said that part of the thread
- dissapeared from my site.
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- Here it is again, in case it actually did get out:
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- First, what is the cockpit/crew compartment configuration of the DC-series?
- (for launch and landing, would the crew be seated vertically or horizontally?)
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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?
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- Simon
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