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ambrous | With the recent topic of Stephan Bowen flying two consecutive flights, I was wondering what the shortest time period any single astronaut (or cosmonaut) has had between two launches, consecutive or not. |
Mike Isbell | I beleive that Steven Nagel has this distinction. Col. Nagel flew on STS-51G in June 1985 then made his next flight on STS-61A in October 1985. |
Mike Dixon | The crew of STS 83 and 94 ... launched 4 April 1997 and again on 1 July 1997. |
ilbasso | Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin - launched from Earth 7/16/1969 and launched from the Moon 7/21/1969. |
moorouge | The shortest time between flights has to be Schirra and Stafford - a flight of one inch on 12th Decemeber 1965 and a longer one on 15th December 1965. Just three days. |
WAWalsh | My impression has always been that although the clock started there was no actual liftoff for Gemini 6. If I remember I will look at their biographies this evening, but my understanding has always been if the Gemini had actually lifted off and then fell back, even if it was an inch, there would have been a catastrophic failure of the rocket. |
sts205cdr | According to Wally's "butt logic," they didn't lift off. |
FFrench | See P.70 of our book "In the Shadow of the Moon" for both Wally and Tom Stafford's impressions on whether they lifted off or not, if this helps. |
moorouge | OK - not one inch but 1.2 seconds according to the mission clock. |
WAWalsh | OK Francis -- I will look in your book first (thanks for the direct citation). Wally's "seat of the pants" explanation has always struck me as more Schirra story than a legitimate point. Not to deny that his and Stafford's bodies would know. But, as they were on their backs in the Gemini capsule, the pressure would have gone into their backs. |
brianjbradley | quote: Originally posted by ilbasso: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin - launched from Earth 7/16/1969 and launched from the Moon 7/21/1969.
Slick! Brilliant observation |
Greggy_D | Crip also had only 6 months between 41-C and 41-G. |
astro-nut | Tom Stafford had 6 months between Gemini 6 and Gemini 9 and if Dave Griggs was not replaced on the 51F flight he would of have flown 51D and 51F between three months! |
Hart Sastrowardoyo | It's kinda hard but interesting to speculate on the canceled flights; because of the many changes with Griggs' flight (41F/51E/51D) its hard to see anything but Griggs being moved from 51F. Along those lines, why not Mike Smith from 51K to 51L? But let's assume that somehow, the proposed 1986 flights were as flown. Wouldn't Hoffman and Parker then have the shortest time between three flights as they would have been on all three Astro missions? |