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Apollo Discussions => The Reality of Apollo => Topic started by: Inanimate Carbon Rod on March 23, 2013, 08:17:07 PM
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This really is a great overview of how one would calculate a launch window for a lunar landing.
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Thanks, that really was good.
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That's from Jeff Quitney's YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM-kjdrQge9AACfB3MSRyrg. He has a boatload of Apollo related (and NASA in general) films and clips.
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I was surprised there was no mention of the VAB avoidance trajectory requirements. Is that a given for any of the acceptable dates, or does it add further constraints that reduce the number of go days/hours still further?
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The impression I got when watching the film was, "Hey, it looks like when doing this, they miss the worst parts of the VABs." Both routes from the Cape seemed to go a fair way south or north as they left Earth. Maybe the avoidance was already built in.
Anyway, Inanimate Carbon Rod, excellent link and a very informative film. Thank you.