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zanazzi78
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What Is This Object on the Titan Rocket?
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Discussion Overview
The discussion revolves around identifying an object depicted in a photograph related to the Titan rocket. Participants explore various hypotheses about the object's nature, considering it from multiple perspectives, including its potential origins and functions. The conversation includes speculative reasoning and technical insights related to aerospace engineering.
Discussion Character
- Exploratory
- Debate/contested
- Technical explanation
Main Points Raised
- Some participants suggest the object resembles natural forms, such as an eye, mushroom, or butterfly pattern.
- Others propose it could be components from aircraft or rocket engines, including a nose cone or exhaust duct.
- Several participants speculate it might be a light fixture or a chandelier.
- There are claims that it could be related to a turbofan or a combustion chamber, with discussions about fuel feed nozzles and injector assemblies.
- Some participants express uncertainty about the specifics of rocket engine design, questioning the absence of certain atomizer types.
- Technical details about hypergolic propellants and their combustion characteristics are introduced, with some participants seeking clarification on these concepts.
- Speculation extends to historical mechanisms, with guesses about the object's age and function, including references to old machinery and water-powered devices.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants do not reach a consensus on the object's identity, with multiple competing views and interpretations remaining throughout the discussion.
Contextual Notes
There are limitations in the discussion regarding the assumptions made about the object's function and the technical details of rocket engine components, which are not fully resolved.
Who May Find This Useful
Individuals interested in aerospace engineering, historical machinery, or speculative discussions about unidentified objects may find this thread engaging.
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BobG
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This should be easy. But, what's under the floor?
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loseyourname
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The rest of the payload mate?
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BobG
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Close enough. Actually it's on the launch pad on top of a Titan rocket. It's a DMSP satellite (a low orbiting weather satellite). The flat panels on the side are the solar array panels folded around the satellite. The red circles are covers on the transmitting antennas on the bottom of the satellite.
I used to control those back in the eighties and early nineties. Kind of a fun job. Being low orbiters, a tracking station couldn't see the satellite for very long. Whenever anything went wrong it was like the two-minute drills in the NFL, since it would be over an hour before you could talk to the satellite again.
I used to control those back in the eighties and early nineties. Kind of a fun job. Being low orbiters, a tracking station couldn't see the satellite for very long. Whenever anything went wrong it was like the two-minute drills in the NFL, since it would be over an hour before you could talk to the satellite again.