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Fragen und Antworten: Raumfahrt / Re: "Centaur"-Oberstufe im Space Shuttle
« Letzter Beitrag von Schillrich am Gestern um 07:47:51 »Ich zitiere mal die relevanten Passagen aus dem Wikiartikel:
Also grundsätzlich dasselbe Design, verstärkte thermale Dämmung mit Schaum (für die Phase am Boden, beim Start) und Strahlenschild (für die Orbitphase). Zu Befüllen und Entleeren gab es Modifikationen.
Im Notfall beim start würden sie innerhalb von 250 Sekunden den Treibstoff entleeren, um dann zu landen.
Offenbar waren Challenger und Atlantis bereits entsprechend modifiziert.
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They still used the same pressurized steel tank, but with more insulation including a two-layer foam blanket over the forward bulkhead and a three-layer radiation shield.[55] Other changes included new forward and aft adapters; a new propellant fill, drain and dump system; and an S band transmitter and RF system compatible with the TDRS system.[59] Considerable effort was put into making Centaur safe, with redundant components to overcome malfunctions and a propellant draining, dumping and venting system so that the propellants could be dumped in case of emergency.
Also grundsätzlich dasselbe Design, verstärkte thermale Dämmung mit Schaum (für die Phase am Boden, beim Start) und Strahlenschild (für die Orbitphase). Zu Befüllen und Entleeren gab es Modifikationen.
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The main safety issue that concerned them involved what would happen in the case of an aborted mission, a failure of the Space Shuttle systems to put them into orbit. In that case, the crew would dump the Centaur's propellant and attempt to land. This was an extremely dangerous maneuver, but also an extremely unlikely contingency (in fact, one that would never occur in the life of the Space Shuttle program).[87] In such an emergency, all the propellant could be drained through valves on both sides of the Space Shuttle's fuselage in 250 seconds, but their proximity to the main engines and the Orbital Maneuvering System was a concern for the astronauts, who feared fuel leaks and explosions. The Space Shuttle orbiter would then have to land with Centaur still on board, and its center of gravity would be further aft than on any previous mission
Im Notfall beim start würden sie innerhalb von 250 Sekunden den Treibstoff entleeren, um dann zu landen.
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The Space Shuttles Challenger and Atlantis were modified to carry the CISS.
Offenbar waren Challenger und Atlantis bereits entsprechend modifiziert.
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