To: Lurking2Long
Is that our big shortcoming??...no exterior cameras.
The entire exterior should be able to be photographed from the ship and be transmitted back. We certainly have that technology..Yes???
To: snopercod
thoughts?
To: Sacajaweau
Unfortunately, it was a shortcoming that cost them their lives...
To: Sacajaweau
The entire exterior should be able to be photographed from the ship and be transmitted back. We certainly have that technology..Yes??? Sure, a manually contolled little robotic/flying/camera with tiny "jets" to allow it to be flown all around the shuttle and inspect it from top to bottom.
27 posted on
02/10/2003 11:42:23 AM PST by
1Old Pro
To: Sacajaweau
Columbia was equipped with an infared camera pod on the top of the verticle fin/rudder. If the remainig fleet were so equipped, only with a high-res camera, possibly with a wide-angle lens, maybe the post-launch video review could show if something went wrong. If not, the views of asscent and/or re-entry would prove to be very interesting. Also put one on the external tank for the same reasons.
47 posted on
02/25/2003 9:56:20 AM PST by
NCC-1701
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