General > General Technical Chat

LIVE: Launching astronauts from US soil to ISS for first time in last 9 years

<< < (3/14) > >>

nctnico:
I'm not liking the Nintendo-look of the inside of the new space ship.  8) Where did all the buttons go?

Mr. Scram:

--- Quote from: Shock on May 30, 2020, 08:00:16 pm ---Purely speculation but likely a manual check to see if the locking mechanism is fully engaged. I've not seen much on the design but they exit to the ISS via the nose so that is essentially a one way door.

--- End quote ---
That's my guess too, but I'd like to know how they do it exactly. Maybe some resistance measurement to infer how well the mechanism is engaged?

Shock:
Could possibly be also the emergency exit release now I've watched it again and them faffing with the handle. So it's probably something like an air bag system for blowing the door open or breaking the seal, either way resistance is a good way to check you have a good electrical connection or that a mechanism is fully connected without powering it up fully.

Gyro:
In the coverage on Wednesday, they said they were checking for pressure bleed - some kind of resistive pressure sensor?

Mr. Scram:

--- Quote from: Gyro on May 30, 2020, 08:49:35 pm ---In the coverage on Wednesday, they said they were checking for pressure bleed - some kind of resistive pressure sensor?

--- End quote ---
Possibly, but I'd wager those would be accessible from inside the vehicle and included in the telemetry. This looks like something which is checked once.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page

There was an error while thanking
Thanking...
Go to full version
Powered by SMFPacks Advanced Attachments Uploader Mod