[PSUBS-MAILIST] Re:Space Shuttle

[Kenneth Schulze <aquamari@cruzers.com>]

Hi Phil:
I saw your note about recovering Boosters from the bottom.  I have a special
interest in the Space Shuttle, as I was part of the design team for the
Advanced Shuttle Rocket Motor from 1990 to 1993.
I thought these RSRM's were designed to float long enough to be secured with
floats and then towed back to the Cape?
Take care,
Ken S.


Phil Nuytten wrote:

> Hi, Vance:
>         I read your E on holidays in June . .composed a long answer
> (on-line) went to send and the F@##@% protocil had timed out - in the
> ensuing thrash of trying to get it back and resend, I lost it. I went to
> bed in disgust! So . . .you asked if we plan to be in your neighborhood
> again . .yup, we have a contract to hook-up and recover the space shuttle
> booster rockets for the April launch at the cape  - so our crew will be in
> Canaveral on the 14th April and there 'til about the 25th. You can't go out
> on the mission without mission-specific clearance, but you could ( I
> think!) come aboard at the dock, if you'd like. I know you've seen the
> DeepWorker 2000 before - but I thought maybe you could collect Carsten and
> wander him down and combine some inner and outer space! Call Catherine to
> get times, if visit possible, etc. I'd like to go, but I;m scheduled to
> talk in Bermuda on the 13th and 14th. The launch has already been postponed
> a couple of days . . .so, maybe . .
>         Jeez, I'm doing it again!!  Better get off fore the whole shootin'
> match ( my contribution to the gun thread) times out again.
> Will get back to you on June - ( yes, we will be doing the six-gil shark
> safari with DeepEx . . .not far from here .. Bye
> Phil Nuytten