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Pastimes : Shuttle Columbia STS-107
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To: H-Man who wrote (274)2/4/2003 7:49:11 PM
From: ownstock  Read Replies (3) of 627
 
H-man:

You are almost right, the shuttle has fuel for about about 25% delta velocity onboard. The space station rescue maneuver would have required both vehicles (shuttle and ISS) to execute maximum delta velocity adjustments. Basically the shuttle going up, and the ISS going down. They would have been non-circular orbits...very tricky to adjust closing velocity. It would have taken several days to execute, mainly due to the limited thrust on the ISS. It would have been a one way trip for the shuttle, with no fuel to de-orbit at the end. And it might have meant the end of the ISS, due to lower orbit. But I reiterate, it could have been done.

As far as the military assets are concerned, they have more than enough resolution to see if there were areas of damaged tiles. Having worked in the field, I know exactly what they can do. What you might have been allowed to see is another question.

-Own
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