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Topic: Shortest time between their space flights
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ambrous
Member Posts: 13
From: indianapolis, in
Registered: Feb 2008
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posted 01-20-2011 05:13 PM
  
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
Member Posts: 551
From: Silver Spring, Maryland USA
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 01-20-2011 06:14 PM
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
Member Posts: 1397
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 01-20-2011 06:46 PM
The crew of STS 83 and 94 ... launched 4 April 1997 and again on 1 July 1997. |
ilbasso
Member Posts: 1522
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 01-21-2011 10:08 AM
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin - launched from Earth 7/16/1969 and launched from the Moon 7/21/1969. |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 01-21-2011 10:28 AM
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
Member Posts: 809
From: Cortlandt Manor, NY
Registered: May 2000
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posted 01-21-2011 10:37 AM
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
Member Posts: 649
From: Sacramento, CA
Registered: Jun 2001
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posted 01-21-2011 01:17 PM
According to Wally's "butt logic," they didn't lift off. |
FFrench
Member Posts: 3161
From: San Diego
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 01-21-2011 01:24 PM
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
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 01-21-2011 02:21 PM
OK - not one inch but 1.2 seconds according to the mission clock.  |
WAWalsh
Member Posts: 809
From: Cortlandt Manor, NY
Registered: May 2000
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posted 01-21-2011 02:41 PM
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
Member Posts: 114
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 01-21-2011 03:55 PM
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
Member Posts: 977
From: Michigan
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 01-23-2011 12:37 AM
Crip also had only 6 months between 41-C and 41-G. |
astro-nut
Member Posts: 946
From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 01-23-2011 04:29 PM
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
Member Posts: 3445
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 01-24-2011 05:48 AM
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? |
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