Looks like we are, indeed, going back to the moon. (Page 2/2)
cvxjet AUG 19, 12:32 PM
On my ship (USS Coral Sea) and all the super carriers, the ready rooms were in the deck between the flight deck and hanger. Earlier carriers had no deck between. And, I actually did not know that other carriers (Beyond Splash-down recovery-modified) had an escalator...I expect that one of the people I have told "Military carriers didn't have escalators" is going to come at me with a "You're wrong....what a dumb-azz!" (I hate when that happens)

Thanks, MJ (Arrrgggggg)
hnthomps AUG 19, 02:26 PM
I spent several months on the Ticonderoga while waiting for the next Nuclear Power school class to start at Mare Island. I was all over the ship but never saw an escalator. You learn something new every day.

Nelson
kslish AUG 19, 04:13 PM

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Originally posted by Raydar:


Kind of like crash test dummies. They have the technology now to analyze all the environmentals to the Nth degree. (Including radiation, as well as biometrics.) I think it's probably not a bad idea.

All of the previous programs had unmanned flights, to work the bugs out.




You'd think they would at least strap them in like normal astronauts.



But then again, I don't even think the flight ready suits have even been designed yet.

I think this flight is mainly to stoke public support and show that the project has at least done something, but there is still a lot not even close to ready.

I still can't believe it's taken this many redesigns (but that's mostly to blame on politics) to take, at its core, reusable Shuttle hardware into an expendable design. Those solid rocket boosters? No longer parachute down to be recovered and reused, they'll be ditched in the ocean. Same with the 4 main engines that have all been reused for numerous Shuttle flights....this will be their last flight.

Still say Elon/SpaceX may beat them to the Moon with Starship.
Patrick AUG 19, 04:23 PM

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Originally posted by kslish:

You'd think they would at least strap them in like normal astronauts.



The blue "dummy" appears to be packing some extra equipment.
cvxjet AUG 19, 04:54 PM

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Originally posted by Patrick:

The blue "dummy" appears to be packing some extra equipment.



Two Glo-bal...Ball-is-tic missiles, maybe?

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maryjane AUG 19, 10:26 PM

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Originally posted by hnthomps:

I spent several months on the Ticonderoga while waiting for the next Nuclear Power school class to start at Mare Island. I was all over the ship but never saw an escalator. You learn something new every day.

Nelson



CV-14 or CG-47?
Ticonderoga CV 14 was permanently decommissioned in the early 70s.

The guided missile cruiser didn't have an escalator as far as i know, but I was never on one either.

Most of the WW2 surviving Essex class were refitted after WW2 under SCB27. (Ship Characteristics Board programs ) between '47 and '55. Almost concurrently SCB 125 was implemented. Hurricane bows, better cats, gun mounts removed or replaced and the escalators added tho they were called 'moving stairways' at the time.

This is a layout of Hornet after it completed SCB27 in 1953. I assume CV-14 would be close to Hornet's layout.
maryjane AUG 19, 10:28 PM

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Still say Elon/SpaceX may beat them to the Moon with Starship.



If he hasn't quietly agreed not to, in order to secure the contract for the lunar lander.

I have not heard much on Starship lately.
kslish AUG 25, 05:27 PM

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Originally posted by maryjane:


If he hasn't quietly agreed not to, in order to secure the contract for the lunar lander.

I have not heard much on Starship lately.




This was yesterday:



Booster #7 now fitted with all 33 engines on the pad. Starship waiting in the background.

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