There was an aspect to the Shuttle and Space Station programs that I never appreciated until I stumbled onto a book about ten or fifteen years ago. It was written by the project managers who handled those programs. Having worked in engineering and construction throughout my career it was of special interest to me - although I would not recommend it as any kind of "fun" read. Plus I'd have to really dig around to find the book again anyway, so there's no way I could recommend or reference it anyhow.
What they discussed was the enormous difficulty of running large multi-year projects that must satisfy the whims of Congress. Every two years they had to face changed demands to their schedules or budgets that were way beyond reasonable. When you understand some of the whiplash they had to endure to react to the changing priorities of their Congressional overloads, it's a miracle either project ever got into the air.
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge" -Stephen Hawking
Dragon just fired thrusters to begin Bob & Doug's de-orbit burn. The burn lasts over 11 minutes, during which they start falling to Earth.
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
31 minutes to splashdown. Discovery Channel covering.
Wooohooo!!!!
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
Nice!
Stolen from my buddy’s text:
WELCOME HOME BOB AND DOUG!!! Sorry we [redacted] up Earth while you were away!
I’m all for what he is doing. But there are at least a few folks who seem to be pretty unhappy about his photobombing adventures:
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Starlink satellites photobombing NEOWISE comet image
“Coach said no 3s.” - Zion on The Block