Re: [amsat-bb] Small World: Shuttle Atlantis RocketCam

[Gordon Hardman <geh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Unfortunately, anything that "moves" would probably requires many years of
analysis and test- you can only imagine the hoops we went through with the
shuttle saftey people to get approval for the box. For example, the
electronics box was designed to contain all the pressure if all the cells in
the battery ruptured....

Gordon

Phil Karn wrote:

> >Since diamond (hardness 10) is impractical for a lens, perhaps
> >sapphire would do better next time.
>
> Or a better mounting location away from the separation motors. Or perhaps
> a means to move the quartz window out of the way after SRB separation,
> when it's no longer needed.
>
> Phil

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