Re: shuttle breaks up on re-entry

From: Michael M. Butler (mmb@spies.com)
Date: Sun Feb 02 2003 - 15:50:29 MST


Greg Burch wrote:
> Question for the rocket scientists: Would Columbia have had enough
> delta-v aboard to change orbital planes for a rendezvous with ISS?
> NASA's been saying such a move would have been fruitless because there
> was no docking/airlock module on board, but a crew transfer could have
> been done in the pumpkin suits.

Hmm. Does ISS have a lock with doors big enough to pass a pumpkin suit?
Or would the idea be to de-press Columbia *and* (part of) ISS for the
necessary phases of the transfer?

You're the better student of the current configuration of ISS...

MMB



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