Next thing you know, they will be flying a spin stabilized football.... -Brian Barney On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 8:07 AM, <kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > If NASA cant get it to work.... > > > http://aviationweek.com/blog/parachute-failure-mars-nasas-ldsd-pacific-flight-test > > This is why I don't use chutes on saucers... > > > BTW, I forgot where I read it, but NASA is working on a very light weight > flexible asteroid interceptor using nano materials. The program is known > as 'nano orbital opportunistic divert lightweight experiment' or NOODLE. > The noodle was tested in NASA's neutral buoyancy simulator. > > A NASA press release stated that the NOODLE is followed up by the > 'parasitic intercept zero zenith ablator', a large round decelerator > consisting of a gluten based disk with a lactose derived ablator, it looks > like small disks of a protein / hydrocarbon are on the lactose layer. > The 'parasitic intercept zero zenith ablator', is better known as 'PIZZA'. > > Hey wait a minute, saucer (without chute) followed by NOODLE, followed by > PIZZA.... > > Mike Kramer > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [roc-chat] Re: Saucer launch today (Sorry Kramer it's way > bigger than yours) > From: "jim" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sat, June 28, 2014 9:18 pm > To: <roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Shoot, chute, it all comes out in the end…. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* roc-chat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [ > mailto:roc-chat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <roc-chat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] *On > Behalf Of *Mike & Nancy Kramer > *Sent:* Saturday, June 28, 2014 5:27 PM > *To:* roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* [roc-chat] Re: Saucer launch today (Sorry Kramer it's way > bigger than yours) > > what is this chute thing you keep talking about in the saucer? > > Mike 'I dont need no stinking chute' Kramer > > > On 6/28/2014 3:17 PM, David Erbas-White wrote: > > On 6/28/2014 10:27 AM, John Howard wrote: > > > I dunno... > > Did Kramer pack the chute??? <G> > > (nice to know we aren't the only ones who have recovery issues...) > > David Erbas-White > > > > -- ROC-Chat mailing list roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > //www.freelists.org/list/roc-chat