[AR] Re: lifting bodies (was Re: ESAS Safety Concerns about Small SRMs)
- From: Chris Jones <clj@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 10:32:20 -0400
On 04/18/18 4:10 AM, Rand Simberg wrote:
Though in thinking about it, that was post-abort, and due to a
failure to fully separate the second stage.
On 2018-04-17 18:05, Rand Simberg wrote:
Soviets, in (I think) 1984). Also an earlier abort at altitude, one
of whom suffered a career-ending injury.
In the article to which I earlier posted a link (BTW, launch was October
1983), it was stated that the reentry was rougher than designed (even
for that abort scenario), around 21 Gs vs. 18 (rough either way).
Reportedly, the landing was on a snow-covered slope and the descent
module slid/rolled downhill before the parachute got caught on something
and halted the descent module. One crew member never flew again due to
injuries, though he continued to work in the space program until early
retirement due to health issues (likely due to this flight), while the
other made (I think) two more flights.
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