something is missing on the iss

[garyw]

Yes, he was. He never got involved too much in the technical day-to-day stuff, which is the way it's supposed to be. He let the more experienced people in the agency handle that.

I recently read "Too far from Home" which was about the two NASA astronauts stuck on the ISS after the Columbia tradegy and Sean O'Keefe was mentioned in that quite a bit. What struck me was the humility of the man when TMA-1 went off course due to a ballistic entry. It also appears he got quite interested in the development and pursuit of space exploration which was something of a surprise to many who assumed he was there to cut costs!


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not lazy with spelling just lazy with other things
i am not that good at spelling

Laziness is not good in anything. Well, except for the odd day here and there to chill :lol:

I'm not good at spelling either which is why I double check things before I post. I still make mistakes from time to time but I try to catch as many as possible. It's important to be as clear as possible when you communicate as it's very frustrating to have your point misconstrued.

 

[DaveS]

I recently read "Too far from Home" which was about the two NASA astronauts stuck on the ISS after the Columbia tradegy and Sean O'Keefe was mentioned in that quite a bit. What struck me was the humility of the man when TMA-1 went off course due to a ballistic entry. It also appears he got quite interested in the development and pursuit of space exploration which was something of a surprise to many who assumed he was there to cut costs!

That would have been Expedition 6 CDR Ken Bowersox and FE2 and NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit. Along was Russian cosmonaut Nickolai Budarin, all three was launched on the STS-113/ISS 13A on November 2002.

They all were set to come home on Atlantis, which at the time was being prepped for the STS-114/ISS ULF1 mission then set to launch on March 1 2003. But thanks to the Columbia accident they had to return in the Soyuz a few months later(in May).

 

[James.Denholm]

I don't think so, though they might have something else that achieves the same function.

 

[RisingFury]

Too bad X-38 got canceled. I really liked the design...

i am autistic ok so i have bad grammer

I'm not buying that one.
Autistic children tend to be good at (among other things) spelling and grammar, but have trouble understanding figures of speech.

But seriously, anyone noticed that autism and tourettes syndrome is on the rapid rise on forums lately?

 

[garyw]

Autistic children tend to be good at (among other things) spelling and grammar

And with Asperger Syndrome. I have some personal experience of that.

Yes, Austim and or Aspergers seems to be a common "excuse" these days much like dyslexia was about 5-10 years ago.

 

[Urwumpe]

But seriously, anyone noticed that autism and tourettes syndrome is on the rapid rise on forums lately?

Yes, and not only there... also in chat rooms and when people apply for jobs.


As I know people who really have dyslexia or psychological illnesses of the same magnitude as autism, I react pretty allergic to people who only pretend it. A friend of mine just works on her diploma - though she has really dyslexia.

 

[C3PO]

I react pretty allergic to people who only pretend it.

Just stop dissing the HP calculators!!!:rofl:

 

[Urwumpe]

Just stop dissing the HP calculators!!!:rofl:

My position understand you must. reverse polish notation to master long it takes.

 

[Jarvitä]

My position understand you must. reverse polish notation to master long it takes.

strHungarianNotation bSuperior=1 to strPolishNotation

 

[streb2001]

Yes, Austim and or Aspergers seems to be a common "excuse" these days much like dyslexia was about 5-10 years ago.

We call it "middle class disease" in school. Thoroughly spoilt child with dippy parents who desperately need an excuse to "explain" their little cherub's dysfunctional social skills. Institutes on a gravy train as the more certificates they dish out the more money they rake in. Typical of all that is wrong in the UK at the moment really. I do feel sorry for the genuine sufferers though. Fortunately, after years of experience, I find them quite easy to spot as they struggle on quietly without making a big issue of it.

Rant over, sorry if I offended anyone.

 

[Fireproof]

why was this moved i was talking about on the orbiter ISS the thing was missing

 

[DaveS]

why was this moved i was talking about on the orbiter ISS the thing was missing

It isn't! The X38 ACRV was never completed and never launched. It did a few high altitude drops to test the parafoils but that was it. It was several years(4+) away at the time of cancellation from the first orbital test flight.

If you're complaining about the X38 being missing, why don't complain that there's no Soyuz TMAs or Progress Ms on it on the Russian Segment?

Your complaint makes no sense whatsoever! Spend less time complaining and more researching!

 

[garyw]

Please try and phrase a question or a comment using the correct words. "thing" is not exactly descriptive.

There is an X-38 type vessel somewhere on Orbit Hangar. If you want the ISS to have the X-38 then add it in yourself.


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Ah just found it. An X-38 style vessel:
[ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=1489"]HL-20 PLS/CERV v1.0[/ame]

 

[C3PO]

My position understand you must. reverse polish notation to master long it takes.

ROFL:lol:
From this day forht, my trusty ol' HP will be known as 'Yoda' :speakcool:

 

[zerofay32]

Ah just found it. An X-38 style vessel:
http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=1489

Just an FYI, that is the HL-20. It was being developed as an alternative to the Space Shuttle. The HL-20 was designed to be launched on a Titan rocket and perform crew exchanges for the ISS. NASA stopped the program because it would have competed with the shuttle for flights to ISS. After canceling the HL-20, NASA began researching the X-38 CRV idea. The CRV would be designed to be carried to orbit in the shuttle, thus allowing the shuttle to continue being the one US vehicle with flights to the ISS. But, as noted above, it was cancelled for many reasons. One being that the shuttle would not be making indefinite flights to the station, leaving no way to get the CRV to the ISS after the Shuttle program ends.

An X-38 is on http://www.avsim.com/. Go to the file library and search: X-38 Crew Rescue Vehicle. Unfortunately it's realy old and the flight model doesn't work well in the latest Orbiter.

Zerofay32