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... rotated over to the DF6 Systems Division, Guidance and Propulsion Systems branch, which had RMS, RCS (Reaction Control System) , booster systems and GNC Guidance Navigation & Control , once again totally out of ... was a lot of flight directors that came out of that particular branch, particularly that RCS Propulsion Systems section. '''Wright:''' Gary, you want to take a break for today, and we ...

... . Yes, parachutes. Interesting. I remember—oh, another thing I was talking to you about, the RCS reaction control system . You know, with the propellants coming out? Well, there was something else ... the oxidizer came out. That was a potentially serious problem. … So that’s why the RCS procedure was changed before the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP). However, on ASTP the crew ... it caused the chute to collapse. So the rule was changed to stop dumping the RCS on the chutes … But the crews on earlier missions , not all of them, occasionally…mention ...

... risk. Now, to illustrate how you would apply that, if you had a reaction control—RCS— system—you know what that is; that controls the attitude of the spacecraft—and it ... guys I hired, I'd say, "Okay. You're in charge of the RCS system. You're an RCS expert. Here's our mission rules for this next flight. Go through and ... up and getting faster. What I remember the most vividly was Griffin talk about the RCS propellant, it's so and so, so and so, so and so, so and so ...

... facility so that you could begin testing of the OMS Orbital Maneuvering System and the RCS systems? '''Beckett:''' Well, first they had to change the propellant. They had used Aerozine 50 ... , where the Russians wouldn’t even come on board because we had so many leaking RCS engines where the brown clouds kept coming out, that BFRC. Whenever the propellant gets moisture ... had a lot of input into some of our testing out here on the smaller RCS engines, to get away from that. '''Ross-Nazzal:''' That’s an interesting story. '''Beckett:''' Well ...

... electron volts(s) - EVA Extravehicular Activity - EVCS Extravehicular Communications Systems - F Fahrenheit or Forward Thrusting RCS Engine - FAI Fédération Aéronautique International (International Aeronautical Federation) - FAIL Failure - FAM Familiarization - FCOD Flight Crew ... Computer Complex - RTG Radioisotopic Thermoelectric Generator - RTV Room Temperature Vulcanising - RUPT Rupture - S Sideward Thrusting RCS Engine - S/C spacecraft - S/O Shut Off - S/S Samples per Second - SAGE III ...

... to rendezvous with the Workshop, a leak was detected in the CSM reaction control system (RCS) quad B thruster, one of four assemblies of rockets used to stabilize the spacecraft or ... are related, at least they seem to be related." A flaw common to the whole RCS could necessitate the crew's immediate return to the earth or accelerated preparation of the ... . Christopher C. Kraft , Jr., JSC Director, was able to tell the astronauts that troubleshooting the RCS had indicated no apparent generic problem, but two unique quad failures, and there was now ...

... to control GEMINI VIII ; finally, with OAMS turned off, Armstrong fired his Reentry Control System (RCS) rockets in final attempt to counteract violent roll. This maneuver was successful and eight minutes ... were blown; if the flight were allowed to continue, danger of RCS fuel depletion would jeopardize firing of RCS rockets, vital to safe return of spacecraft and crew.) Spacecraft landed 500 mi ...

... re-entry was somewhat constrained, so we had a couple of backup procedures for doing RCS Reaction Control System de-orbits and two impulse de-orbits and that sort of stuff ... that we did have multiple means to do de-orbits, either using the Service Module RCS or using the SPS, because our timeline was somewhat constrained with the amount of battery ... a lot of the other guys’ stuff, how the fuel cells work, and how the RCS Reaction Control System jets work, and all that stuff. So there’s never a dull ...

... baffles to increase internal friction. 8.4.3 Reaction Control System A reaction control system (RCS) is another key spacecraft subsystem that is composed of an array of thrusters. As noted ... provide attitude control and steering; it can be thought of as just another actuator. An RCS is a system of thrusting actuators, typically working in pairs, that are turned on and ... control system is built into only the uppermost stage. In this type of design, the RCS operates throughout the flight and provides the control torques and forces for all the stages ...

... LM , powered up Lunar Module LM systems, and noted pressure rise in reaction control system (Rcs) helium pressure regulator. About 25 kg (54 lbs) of fuel and oxidizer were transferred to ... in secondary circuit that would not preclude lunar landing. Second separation maneuver by CSM with RCS burn was performed and Lunar Module LM began descent to moon on 16th revolution. Lunar ...

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