Newsgroups: sci.space Path: geraldo.cc.utexas.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!hela.iti.org!aws From: aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer) Subject: Re: Space Access Update #21 Addendum Message-ID: <1993Sep30.135039.27301@iti.org> Organization: Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow References: <9309291438.memo.26864@BIX.com> Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1993 13:50:39 GMT Lines: 35 In article <9309291438.memo.26864@BIX.com> hvanderbilt@BIX.com writes: >The DC-X test pencilled in for an October 27th flight to 7000 feet is supposed >to do a "gimbal controlled rotation at apogee". That might or might not be an >initial approach to the long-awaited end-for-end flip maneuver. We should >have more info on that early next week. According to my sources it is indeed the flip maneuver. >Meanwhile, the House still hasn't finalized their Defense Authorization bill It passed last night. Appropriations in the Senate may mark up tomorrow but more likely next week. >fire. We frankly don't quite understand what the holdup is here, though it >probably involves some of the thrashing going on over Gays-in-the-military and >the effort to get US troops out of Somalia. Actually, it was grazing rights in the west. >These delays are probably good news for us, as they give us more time to get >our point across. SAS's action recommendations remain essentially the same as >they've been the last two weeks -- see SAU #20 or #21 for details. I strongly endorse these. BTW, this delay is good for another reason. It means that DOD is likely to be funded by continuing resolutions which could mean more money for DC-X testing. Allen -- +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Allen W. Sherzer | Mordecai: "What do we do after we do it?" | | aws@iti.org | Marshall Duncan: "Ya live with it." | +--------------------1155 DAYS TO FIRST FLIGHT OF SX-2----------------------+ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Path: geraldo.cc.utexas.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!noc.near.net!news.delphi.com!BIX .com!hvanderbilt From: hvanderbilt@BIX.com (hvanderbilt on BIX) Newsgroups: sci.space Subject: Re: Space Access Update #21 Addendum Date: 30 Sep 93 15:21:04 GMT Organization: General Videotex Corporation Lines: 32 Message-ID: References: <9309291438.memo.26864@BIX.com> <1993Sep30.135039.27301@iti.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: bix.com aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer) writes: >In article <9309291438.memo.26864@BIX.com> hvanderbilt@BIX.com writes: >>The DC-X test pencilled in for an October 27th flight to 7000 feet is supposed >>to do a "gimbal controlled rotation at apogee". That might or might not be an >>initial approach to the long-awaited end-for-end flip maneuver. We should >>have more info on that early next week. >According to my sources it is indeed the flip maneuver. Ah. Then given the phrase "gimbal-controlled", this is the engine-powered flip, the one where continued fuel feed and center-of-gravity changes as the fuel sloshes are of extreme interest. >>These delays are probably good news for us, as they give us more time to get >>our point across. SAS's action recommendations remain essentially the same as >>they've been the last two weeks -- see SAU #20 or #21 for details. >I strongly endorse these. BTW, this delay is good for another reason. It means >that DOD is likely to be funded by continuing resolutions which could mean >more money for DC-X testing. > Allen Alas, continuing resolutions are not very fine-grained; BMDO will get a chunk of money, and there's no guarantee any of it will filter down to SSRT. Henry Vanderbilt hvanderbilt@bix.com "The other Henry!" "No, you mean the OTHER other Henry!"