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Lee Robert Brandon-Cremer
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posted 08-06-2008 01:05 AM
   
For years the Shuttle program released data such as Landing rollout distances and threshold distance, as well as Landing speeds, but this information started to dry up around STS-96 and by STS-108 had stopped being released publicly.Does anyone know where this data can be found? Currently and retrospecitvely? |
webhamster
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posted 08-06-2008 11:59 PM
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Originally posted by Lee Robert Brandon-Cremer:
Does anyone know where this data can be found? Currently and retrospecitvely?
There's this but the data gets slim after about STS-50. |
Lee Robert Brandon-Cremer
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posted 08-07-2008 12:50 AM
Thanks, I used to have access to the NASA Post Flight Anomaly List, which gave all the data in great detail, its a shame that the data dries up when the program is coming to an end.Nice list, Harwood does great work, but it seems even he didnt get this data after awhile as well. |
cspg
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posted 08-07-2008 01:01 AM
Since NASA switched to Web 2.0 and regrouped all its web site under the nasa.gov portal, many valuable documents are no longer to be found: some pdf at KSC for ex: Space Shuttle Chron Volume3.pdf: volumes 1 and 2 had rollout distances. You can still find out about the rollout distance past STS-108 from the mission summaries pages but you have to dig into different web pages and even then for the latest missions, it's not complete. It's a shame but Web 2.0 hasn't improved NASA web sites accessibility. Quite the contrary. Chris. |
Lee Robert Brandon-Cremer
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posted 08-07-2008 01:11 AM
You would think they could keep up with the flow of information and not truncate it, after all, the data is collected and someone has it.Thanks for your information. |
garymilgrom
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posted 08-07-2008 06:48 AM
This is not a flame and I hope it's not nosy, but what would you use the roll out distance for? Are you researching or comparing something?Thanks gm |
Lee Robert Brandon-Cremer
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posted 08-07-2008 08:11 PM
Indeed, I am continuing research started many years ago which culminated in a book I have co-authored with Joel W. Powell. We managed to track all hardware, payload, experiment and launch and landing data to make the work the most comprehensive account of the Space Shuttle Program. I do not want to see our updated book exclude any prior list when it is republished in 2010. The Landing data specifically shows landings speeds, and chute release information. As far as rollout distances, there was one mission identified so far that touched down short of the runway threshold, luckily on a dry lakebed. I have plotted each landing on a graphic representation to see where each mission landed and if any where long/short or did something out of the ordinary. Hope that answers your question. Lee |
cspg
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posted 08-07-2008 11:54 PM
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Originally posted by Lee Robert Brandon-Cremer:
Indeed, I am continuing research started many years ago which culminated in a book I have co-authored with Joel W. Powell.
There's a book I'm not aware of?  What book?Chris. |
Lee Robert Brandon-Cremer
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posted 08-08-2008 01:08 AM
I dont believe this is the place to advertise and it was not my intention to. The book has been an ongoing updateable concise history of the Shuttle Program, started in 1992. If you want to know more contact me offline, but I should say its final edition is on hold till post STS-133, 2010, I hope its ok for me to say that much. |
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