Homecoming view of NASA’s first Orion spacecraft after returning to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 19, 2014 after successful blastoff on Dec. 5, 2014. Credit: Ken Kremer – kenkremer.com
Posted on 12/20/2014 1:22:51 PM PST by BenLurkin
“All of Orion’s system performed very well,” Schneider told me in an interview beside Orion.
“And the capsule used only about 90 pounds of its about 300 pounds of hydrazine propellant stored on board.”
“All of the separation events went beautifully and basically required virtually no maneuvering fuel to control the attitude of the capsule. The expected usage was perhaps about 150 pounds.”
“Therefore there is a lot more hydrazine fuel on board than we expected. And we had to be cautious in transporting Orion across the country.”
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Homecoming view of NASA’s first Orion spacecraft after returning to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 19, 2014 after successful blastoff on Dec. 5, 2014. Credit: Ken Kremer – kenkremer.com
So hydrazine is rocket fuel?
toxic too!
Baaah, a little Bondo and a few coats of paint she’ll
be good as new.
Since it’s a demonstrater, I can make you a deal...
Even throw in the fuel remaining at no cost.
“That’ll buff right out.”
Okay, but I’ll need financing and I’m upside down on my trade-in.
“That’ll buff right out.”
LOL!
Don’t worry, we can work something out.
Just talk to my Finance manager Ms.Pelosi for a bit.
Jack must be getting the business!
Yeppers. It can be used as a monopropellant or in a bi-propellant configuration.
Potent name for a poster. Maybe the posts will self-destruct in 60 seconds.
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