Constellation progresse

OK merci pour ces précisions

je suis étonné, je croyais que les crawlers étaient bons pour la retraite et la casse ... il me souviens même que l'on avait envisagé de les vendre au prix de la féraille ne sachant où les stocker

Le crawler transporte une plate-forme ; peut-être évoques-tu les plate-formes?

Dominique M. a écrit:

je suis étonné, je croyais que les crawlers étaient bons pour la retraite et la casse ... il me souviens même que l'on avait envisagé de les vendre au prix de la féraille ne sachant où les stocker

Vu leur prix pharaonique et vu les restrictions de crédits pour la NASA il faudra qu'ils tiennent encore 50 ans , si si sans rire!

Mais regarde la Tour Eiffel: 120 ans et pas une ride.

Protection incendie des crawler :
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NASA'S ARES I-X ROCKET ACHIEVES HISTORIC HARDWARE MILESTONES

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Constellation Program reached two major
processing milestones this week as two new pieces of Ares I-X
hardware were transferred for final assembly in preparation for the
first flight test of the rocket later this summer at NASA's Kennedy
Space Center in Florida.

Once stacking operations begin later this month, it will be the first
time a new vehicle has been stacked on NASA's Mobile Launcher
Platform in more than 25 years.

The forward assembly, composed of the forward skirt, forward skirt
extension and the frustum, was moved Thursday from Kennedy's Assembly
Refurbishment Facility, or ARF, to the Vehicle Assembly Building for
stacking operations.

The aft skirt was moved Monday from the ARF to the Rotation Processing
and Surge Facility to be attached to the aft motor segment, forming
the aft assembly. The assembly will next move to the Vehicle Assembly
Building for stacking on the Mobile Launcher Platform.

The Ares I-X rocket is a combination of existing and simulator
hardware that will resemble the Ares I crew launch vehicle in size,
shape and weight. It will provide valuable flight data to guide the
final design of the Ares I, which will launch astronauts in the Orion
crew exploration vehicle.

"This is a very exciting week for the team to have the hardware moving
out of the ARF, showing how much progress we've made and that we are
that much closer to launch," said NASA Ares I-X mission manager Bob
Ess of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

The flight test of the Ares I-X will bring NASA one step closer to its
Constellation Program's exploration goals of returning humans to the
moon for sustained exploration of the lunar surface and missions to
destinations beyond.

The forward assembly connects the 12-foot diameter first stage motor
to the 18-foot diameter upper stage simulator. Weighing more than
40,000 pounds, the assembly houses three newly designed descent
parachutes for first stage recovery.

The aft skirt, which is used at the bottom of the Solid Rocket
Boosters for the Space Shuttle Program, was modified over the last
year and a half for use on Ares I-X. Some modifications include
adding deceleration and tumble motors, avionics and a controller for
the auxiliary power unit.

"This week is the culmination of tremendous hard work and dedication
by the entire NASA and contractor team," said Joe Oliva, first stage
program manager for the Ares I-X at ATK Space Systems in Salt Lake
City. "These milestones are leading us to a flight test later this
year that will provide our proof of concept data for NASA's next
generation of launch vehicles."

Une étape très importante

toujours aussi optimistes ces Américains!

Orion

Voir le blog NASA:
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On y voit notamment une photo de l'intérieur du CM (dorénavant à quatre astronautes)

Constellation a écrit:

Orion

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On y voit notamment une photo de l'intérieur du CM (dorénavant à quatre astronautes) ...

... qui permet de se rendre compte qu'ils seront plutôt à l'aise dans ce volume (quel est-il au fait ?)

Patrick R7 a écrit:

Constellation a écrit:

Orion

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On y voit notamment une photo de l'intérieur du CM (dorénavant à quatre astronautes) ...

... qui permet de se rendre compte qu'ils seront plutôt à l'aise dans ce volume (quel est-il au fait ?)

16 mètres cubes dans le CM.

[quote="Constellation"][quote="Patrick R7"]

Constellation a écrit:

Orion

16 mètres cubes dans le CM.

+ 16 M3 d'Altaïr
Donc 32 M3 dans le cas d'une configuration lunaire pour 4 astronautes


A comparer aux:
* 1,5 M3 de Mercury (1 astronaute)
* 2,2 M3 de Gemini (2 astronautes)
* 6 M3 d'Apollo + 6M3 du LEM (3 astronautes).

... et 3,5 m3 pour la cabine du Soyouz (hors compartiment orbital)
Merci pour les chiffres d'Orion.
Effectivement, le volume est très généreux (en tout cas suffisant)

[quote="Patrick R7"]... et 3,5 m3 pour la cabine du Soyouz (hors compartiment orbital)

* 1,5 M3 pour le Vostock (1 cosmonaute)
* 3 M3 pour le Voskhod (2 ou 3 cosmonautes)
* 9 M3 pour le Soyouz avec le compartiment orbital (3 cosmonautes)

vidéo HD

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Constellation

Ca y est le premier étage d'Ares 1X est assemblé dans le VAB.
La semaine prochaine le second étage inerte+ le mock-up CM/LAS seront rajoutés au-dessus c.a.d 250 tonnes de lest !

Puis en août ces 900 tonnes seront installés sur la plate-forme mobile.
Le lancement devrait avoir lieu vers la mi-septembre.
Le futur d'Ares 1 dépend vraiment de ce vol d'essai --> pas de droit à l'erreur.

Qui a dit que ça n'avançait pas?
D'accord, d'accord vais aller un peu et ensuite

complément d'info:

STATUS REPORT: ARES-I-X-071009

ARES I-X STATUS REPORT

Launch Vehicle: Ares I-X
Launch Date: Targeted for no earlier than August 30
Launch Pad: 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.


Ares I-X Flight Hardware

This week's milestones include:

- Super Stack 1 assembly is now complete with the attaching of the
forward assembly to the fifth segment simulator. Stack one is made up
of eight individual pieces: interstages 1 and 2, the frustum, the
forward skirt extension, the forward skirt and the aft, center and
forward segments of the fifth segment simulator. It also includes two
internal elements, the roll control system and the first stage
avionics module.

- The aft assembly, which comprises the aft skirt and aft motor
segment, was moved from the Rotation Processing and Surge Facility to
the Vehicle Assembly Building. It was lifted onto the Mobile Launcher
Platform in High Bay 3, signifying the beginning of stacking
operations.

- The aft center motor segment also was moved from the Rotation
Processing and Surge Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building and
attached to the aft assembly in High Bay 3.

- Camera installed on the upper stage simulator

Last week milestones completed include:

- Aft assembly closeouts

- VAB High Bay 3 stacking preparations

Next processing milestones:

- Instrumentation testing

- Stack 1 modal test

A series of sensors strategically located throughout the stack will
measure the amount and direction of movement, as the
electro-mechanical shakers impose random loads to determine the
rocket segment's first several bending modes. A comparison will be
made between predicted and measured mode shapes to verify the flight
dynamics model.

- Forward center motor segment stacking

Ares I-X Ground Support Equipment

- At Launch Pad 39B, modification are ongoing.


The gaseous vent arm, beanie cap and orbiter access arm have been
removed. The vehicle stabilization system is being built at the base
of the launch pad. The Ares I-X flight test will provide NASA an
early opportunity to check and prove hardware, analysis and modeling
methods, and facilities and ground operations needed to develop the
Ares I, which is NASA's next crew launch vehicle. The test also will
allow NASA to gather critical data during the ascent of the
integrated stack, which will help inform the design of the Ares I
rocket and the Orion crew exploration vehicle. The data will ensure
the entire vehicle system is safe and fully operational before
astronauts begin traveling in it to the International Space Station
and moon.

résultats de la comission Augustine plus tôt que prévu:

U.S. HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT REVIEW COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES PUBLIC MEETINGS

WASHINGTON -- The Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee
will hold three public meetings July 28-30. The meetings are open to
news media representatives. No registration is required, but seating
is limited to location capacity.

The first meeting will be July 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT at the
South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center, 2500 South Shore
Blvd. in League City, Texas. Agenda topics include NASA's Johnson
Space Center operations, NASA's Constellation program, committee
sub-group reports and public comments.

The second session will be July 29 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT at the
Davidson/U.S. Space and Rocket Center, 1 Tranquility Base, in
Huntsville, Ala. Agenda topics include NASA's Marshall Space Flight
Center operations, committee sub-group reports, NASA's Constellation
program and public comments.

The third public session will be July 30 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT at
the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront Grand Ballroom, 1550 North Atlantic
Avenue, in Cocoa Beach, Fla. Agenda topics will include NASA's
Kennedy Space Center operations, committee sub-group reports, NASA's
Constellation program and public comments.

Following each meeting, committee chairman Norman Augustine will be available to answer questions from reporters. NASA Television will
carry the meetings and news conferences live on the agency's media
channel. The events also can be viewed on the agency's Web site.

To watch the events online, select the NASA TV media channel at:

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Viewers also can watch and participate in the meeting online via
Ustream at:

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Essai du premier étage Ares-1 le 25 août

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le "tube de l'été" en quelque sorte .....

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le "tube de l'été" en quelque sorte .....

ARES I-X STATUS REPORT

Launch Vehicle: Ares I-X
Launch Date: October 31
Launch Pad: 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Ares I-X Flight Hardware
Last week's milestones include:

- New launch date
The Constellation Program has recommended setting Oct. 31, 2009, as
the new target launch date for the Ares I-X test flight. This change
is the result of a detailed schedule assessment performed as
follow-on to the Ares I-X Mate Review, which was conducted June 30 -
July 1. The purpose of the mate review was to evaluate readiness to
begin stacking major vehicle components on the mobile launch
platform. The complexity of all known work and challenges ahead to
achieve a successful test flight were identified, as well as
logistics and personnel constraints. This data was then used to
determine an aggressive yet achievable new launch date. The date
change is currently being reviewed by NASA Headquarters, with formal
determination expected by the end of July.

- Electrical instrumentation testing

Recent milestones completed include:
- Forward center motor segment stacking

- Final of four motor segments stacking

- Stack 1 modal test
A series of sensors strategically located throughout the stack
measured the amount and direction of movement, as the
electro-mechanical shakers imposed random loads to determine the
rocket segment's first several bending modes.

Next processing milestones:
- 7/29: Super Stack 1 lift and mate to the RSRM on MLP 1 in Vehicle
Assembly Building High Bay 3

- Flight instrumentation testing ongoing

Ares I-X Ground Support Equipment
- At Launch Pad 39B, modifications are ongoing.

The Ares I-X flight test will provide NASA an early opportunity to
check and prove hardware, analysis and modeling methods, and
facilities and ground operations needed to develop the Ares I, which
is NASA's next crew launch vehicle. The test also will allow NASA to
gather critical data during the ascent of the integrated stack, which
will help inform the design of the Ares I rocket and the Orion crew
exploration vehicle. The data will ensure the entire vehicle system
is safe and fully operational before astronauts begin traveling in it
to the International Space Station and moon.

Plus que 3 mois pour voir voler cette Ares 1X !

Ah enfin du réel après toutes ces vidéos de virtuel

En novembre c'est au tour d'Orion de "décoller" sous sa tour de sauvetage.

Et il y a toujours l'expérience "PORT" en cours, avec un mock-up maritime du CM, dans les eaux froides de l'Atlantique.

Et il y aura le 25 août la mise à feu au banc d'essai du stick à 5 segments!

N'en jetez plus, on ne peut plus suivre

ARES I-X STATUS REPORT

Launch Vehicle: Ares I-X
Launch Date: Oct. 31, pending final NASA Headquarters approval
Launch Pad: 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.


Ares I-X Flight Hardware
Last week's milestones include:
- Super Stack 1 lift and mate to the RSRM on MLP 1 in Vehicle Assembly
Building High Bay 3 (VAB HB3)
- Electrical instrumentation testing

Next processing milestones:
- Super Stack 2 lift and mate to Super Stack 1 on MLP 1 in VAB HB3
- Ballasts, or weights, will be placed into Super Stack 2
- Super Stack 3 lift and mate to Super Stack 2 on MLP 1 in VAB HB3

Ares I-X Ground Support Equipment
- At Launch Pad 39B, modifications are ongoing.

Journée du chalumeau le 25 août

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