Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!wuarchive!rex!rouge!dlbres10 From: dlbres10@pc.usl.edu (Fraering Philip) Newsgroups: sci.space Subject: Re: LLNL Astronaut Delivery (was Re: You Can't Expect a Space Station) Message-ID: Date: 6 Nov 90 18:39:10 GMT References: <44579@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> <9011061721.AA24422@iti.org> <70202@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> Sender: anon@rouge.usl.edu Organization: Univ. of Southwestern LA, Lafayette Lines: 15 In-reply-to: jkonrath@silver.ucs.indiana.edu's message of 6 Nov 90 17:54:19 GMT In article <70202@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> jkonrath@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (jon) writes (with regard to manned Delta): >its not just vibration load (which is probably too bad) its also the >acceleratation. Most of the payload rockets made have way too high >acceleration rates for humans....even with gsuits/seats/etc.. >sure, a chunk of metal and silicon can take it, but not a human.... >one of the reasons most manned flights are liquid powered or use >way more advanced solid boosters.... Advanced solid boosters? Wow, sort of like a power-hungry libertarian, I guess... Phil