Greg_d._Moore@mts.rpi.edu (Commander Krugannal) (12/19/89)
Above someone stated that SLC-6 (or slick-6) was an acronym for the Shuttle Launch Complex-6. This does not seem correct. I mean why is it #6? and then > 5) Yes, it would probably cost more to convert SLC-6 to a marginally useful > Titan IV launch site than it would to build a new SLC-7. --Glenn Serre What is SLC-7 then? One of the reasons I believe that SLC was shut down, was that the contractors did a lousy job using substandard parts. Among other things the plumbing was not up to the job required of it. Btw, does anyone know anything more about the Shuttle-C? Specifically, when is the first expected launch date? what size payload will it be able to carry? Stuff like that. Disclaimer: Why do *I* need one?
henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) (12/20/89)
In article <10556.911.forumexp@mts.rpi.edu> Greg_d._Moore@mts.rpi.edu (Commander Krugannal) writes: > Btw, does anyone know anything more about the Shuttle-C? > Specifically, when is the first expected launch date? There is no expected launch date yet; Shuttle-C is not yet an approved project. Maybe 1995 if it gets the go-ahead. > what size payload will it be able to carry? Depends on exactly what configuration you use, notably how many SSMEs and whether it uses the forthcoming advanced SRB. I seem to recall nominal numbers for three SSMEs and advanced SRBs somewhere around 150klbs. -- 1755 EST, Dec 14, 1972: human | Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology exploration of space terminates| uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu
cew@venera.isi.edu (Craig E. Ward) (12/20/89)
In article <10556.911.forumexp@mts.rpi.edu> Greg_d._Moore@mts.rpi.edu (Commander Krugannal) writes: > > Above someone stated that SLC-6 (or slick-6) was an acronym for > the Shuttle Launch Complex-6. This does not seem correct. I mean > why is it #6? and then > > 5) Yes, it would probably cost more to convert SLC-6 to a marginally useful > > Titan IV launch site than it would to build a new SLC-7. > --Glenn Serre > What is SLC-7 then? I believe the acronym stands for "Space Launch Complex." I toured Vandenberg last spring and saw (but did not photograph -- that would be a security violation ;-) two other SLC-n sites that are used for ELVs. (Didn't get to see the AMROC launch complex.) SLC-6 was originally built for the USAF MOL (Manned Orbiting Laboratory) program of the mid-60s. The complex was moth-balled. It may be refurbished to launch the Titan IVs. -- Craig E. Ward <cew@venera.isi.edu> Slogan: "nemo me impune lacessit" USPS: USC Information Sciences Institute 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 1100 Marina del Rey, CA 90292