... Mike: I have a book entitled: "Race Into Space" and subtitled: "The Soviet Space Programme" (by Brian Harvey and foreword by Patrick Moore) ISBN...
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John Duncan
jduncan506@...
Apr 1, 1999 2:43 pm
Keith and everyone else: I fixed the detailing page and have discovered some other areas which need repair. If you see something that is broken, please email...
3423
Gary Kitmacher
gkitman1@...
Apr 1, 1999 3:34 pm
I have a ~1/18th LM-one of my most prized possestions-sort of a Topping Models LM, but I'm not really sure of the origins. I received it after it was used for...
3424
Jeff Brewer
jeffstangusa@...
Apr 1, 1999 6:40 pm
... laying out shrouds (the conical adaptors for transitioning between to different diameter sections. The formula, as I remember was based on the two ...
3425
KITMACHER, GARY H. (J...
gary.h.kitmacher1@...
Apr 1, 1999 6:50 pm
What is the format of the enclosure ? I cannot read it. ... eGroup home: http://www.eGroups.com/list/space-modelers Free Web-based e-mail groups by eGroups.com...
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Jeff Brewer
jeffstangusa@...
Apr 2, 1999 12:18 am
sorry, I will make a jpeg or tif of it and send it. I just looked at it myself and couldn't see it. It's a .html file. Jeff ... ...
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mhv@...
Apr 2, 1999 12:21 am
There is a really neat shroud calculator on the net you can download at http:\\www.petcosouth.com/rblaske. All you do is plug in the numbers and voila! Enjoy ...
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Mike J. Idacavage
rocketmji@...
Apr 2, 1999 1:54 am
Lloyd: There was an excellent article in the magazine Space Frontiers ( 1988) on the Bumper WAC program. It comes with scale drawings of the vehicles. This was...
3429
Sandy55961@...
Apr 2, 1999 5:45 am
Hi, I had read a review about the book a couple of years ago that stated that the book was a collection of personal accounts of the history of the former ...
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Michael Morton
mtm@...
Apr 2, 1999 4:50 pm
... Think I read a review in the Smithsonian Air & Space mag. Same one? Where is the book available from? It doesn't seem to be on Amazon. -- Michael Morton ...
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Doug Geiger
dgeiger@...
Apr 2, 1999 5:05 pm
Does anyone know of any source that describes or illustrates the Astronaut Maneuvering Unit (AMU) tried on Gemini? Where was it stowed on the spacecraft ...
3432
QM1MIKEE@...
Apr 2, 1999 5:21 pm
I just picked up the quarterly issue of Scientific American Magazine, the date says "Display until May 11, 1999. Inside is an exploded view of the ISS, each...
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Mike Mackowski
Mike_Mackowski-SC1426...
Apr 2, 1999 5:38 pm
I have some data on the AMU at home. My scanner died, so I'm not sure when I can get it posted, or how much cleaning up it might need. The AMU was stowed in...
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KITMACHER, GARY H. (J...
gary.h.kitmacher1@...
Apr 2, 1999 6:08 pm
It flew on Gemini 8 and 9. It was never carried subsequently. It was centrally located, I believe oriented with the 'up' side the same direction as the hatches...
3435
smigield@...
Apr 2, 1999 7:32 pm
Does anyone know a mail order source for Letraset dry transfer letters? There are several hobby shops and several office supply stores where I live but I'll be...
3436
Sandy55961@...
Apr 2, 1999 7:44 pm
Hi Micheal, I got the book through an add in Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine, published by McGraw Hill. I guess if you went to their web site you...
3437
Robert W. Blaske
Robert_Blaske@...
Apr 2, 1999 8:54 pm
Thanks for mentioning the calculator Mike. It's hidden on one of the pages in my site so here is a more direct link (it's the first link for "ShroudCalc"): ...
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Karl D. Dodenhoff
spacey@...
Apr 2, 1999 9:41 pm
Check the JSC Gemini archives at: http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/iams/html/pao/gemini.htm There are some great shots of the AMU & the adapter section in the GT-8, ...
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Karl D. Dodenhoff
spacey@...
Apr 3, 1999 2:20 pm
Guyz - I need a hint here: what's a good method to join together 2 tubes of different diameters? (as in for the main body of the HST) These are heavy, thick...
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Mark Gray
mwgray@...
Apr 3, 1999 2:29 pm
Karl... Use a "donut" like an engine mount on a flying model rocket. The outside diameter fits inside the larger tube, the inside diameter fits around the ...
3441
Doug Jones
mdjon@...
Apr 3, 1999 3:32 pm
Check out Gene Cernan's new book 'The Last Man on the Moon' . He gives a rather sobering account of his Gemini 9 spacewalk and his attempts to strap into the...
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Jim Layfield
jimlayf@...
Apr 3, 1999 5:36 pm
Hi Karl are these by any chance Plastruct/EMA tubes?if so, they also make end pieces which fit snugly,and provide a flat end surface to your tube for glueing...
3443
jwspicer@...
Apr 4, 1999 1:10 am
I'm definitely interested! E-mail me the details on ordering - and thanks for the efforts! Original Article:...
3444
Mike J. Idacavage
rocketmji@...
Apr 4, 1999 2:41 am
Michael: I read in the latest issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology that they are offering this book for sale through the magazine. The price is at a ...
3445
QM1MIKEE@...
Apr 4, 1999 3:04 am
"Where All Roads into Space Begin : An Account of the Baikonur Cosmodrome" The above name is the actual name of the book, it is currently out of print, but...
3446
Roger70129@...
Apr 4, 1999 4:31 am
I took out my copy of "On the Shoulders of Titans," the official NASA history of the Gemini program, and I became interested in seeing how many unique dioramas...
3447
James Corley
jdcorley@...
Apr 4, 1999 12:30 pm
Mike, I got my Delta III rocket in the mail Saturday, ordered Wednesday....looks fairly good for a cardboard kit. Also got my Saturn I from Gelnn! ... eGroup...
3448
Roger70129@...
Apr 4, 1999 1:42 pm
Mike Mackowski's SIM#2 on Gemini is a marvelous reference for Gemini dioramas. I would add in lots of NASA color photos whenever possible, even with the...
3449
Meens
mv_meens@...
Apr 4, 1999 3:09 pm
I have updated my web site. It contains new photographs of my N1-L3 launcher, an inside view of by Buran shuttle (with a Mir core module) and a few photographs...
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david winfrey
dornveldt@...
Apr 4, 1999 3:58 pm
Reading the lists of suggested Gemini dioramas, I wondered if everyone was aware of Mark Wade's "Encyclopedia Astronautica" website, which while not a...
