"We will have sufficient altitude for a relatively short period. How much do we allocate to the mission and how much to a satisfactory landing?"
"To some degree they overlap and always have. Those tracking have yet to have the benefit of real-time communications with the fully capable pilot vehicle. As we know, the theory and component tests takes us just so far."
Lucid for as long as it takes was his initial thought. There is little added value in practicing the generic aspects of the inevitable.
Informed hope has a nice ring to it, though.
© 2013 Buzz Hill
"To some degree they overlap and always have. Those tracking have yet to have the benefit of real-time communications with the fully capable pilot vehicle. As we know, the theory and component tests takes us just so far."
Lucid for as long as it takes was his initial thought. There is little added value in practicing the generic aspects of the inevitable.
Informed hope has a nice ring to it, though.
© 2013 Buzz Hill
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