rizzleman
04-17-2006, 09:33 AM
http://ebaumsworld.com/2006/04/rocketcam.html
Just where did they (those NASA people) expect those disposed rockets to go?
The ones that the rocket detached along the way into space.
^ Ocean.
I thought that was a interesting video.
What confuses me.
From what it looked like. They actually took a turn while they were going up.
Otherwise you would not see the edge of the earth like that in the video. If you really went STRAIGHT UP (perpendicular to the launch site), you would have to be really damn far to see any edges, if not, all the edges of the world. If you think
the world as a perfect sphere. Or if the camera was angled differently.. But the camera looked like it was angled straight down.
Do you get it?
So if the camera is angled straight down, and the rocket is going
straight up taking no turns or strafing, you would have to be really far away to see any edges of the earth. Because when you do, you'd see the whole world.
See this circle O (imagine the circle is the earth)
O> See the arrow?
THe arrow is the line of sight from the camera's point of view.
So where am i going with this? Since the rocket apparently took a turn, they've calculated where to put the disposed rockets is what you're saying?
Because if they clearly went straight up, the rockets that was disposed woudl clearly come back straight down back into the base. Regardless of the winds pushing it, it wouldnt land nearly in the same spot. Or area.
Suppose they didn't calculate it.
The rockets could have landed anywhere.. SAy cities... That rocket site must be damn near 200 miles away from urban areas.
The higher you go up, the more chance of the rockets landing farther away from a calculated point. Wind factors and such.
Just where did they (those NASA people) expect those disposed rockets to go?
The ones that the rocket detached along the way into space.
^ Ocean.
I thought that was a interesting video.
What confuses me.
From what it looked like. They actually took a turn while they were going up.
Otherwise you would not see the edge of the earth like that in the video. If you really went STRAIGHT UP (perpendicular to the launch site), you would have to be really damn far to see any edges, if not, all the edges of the world. If you think
the world as a perfect sphere. Or if the camera was angled differently.. But the camera looked like it was angled straight down.
Do you get it?
So if the camera is angled straight down, and the rocket is going
straight up taking no turns or strafing, you would have to be really far away to see any edges of the earth. Because when you do, you'd see the whole world.
See this circle O (imagine the circle is the earth)
O> See the arrow?
THe arrow is the line of sight from the camera's point of view.
So where am i going with this? Since the rocket apparently took a turn, they've calculated where to put the disposed rockets is what you're saying?
Because if they clearly went straight up, the rockets that was disposed woudl clearly come back straight down back into the base. Regardless of the winds pushing it, it wouldnt land nearly in the same spot. Or area.
Suppose they didn't calculate it.
The rockets could have landed anywhere.. SAy cities... That rocket site must be damn near 200 miles away from urban areas.
The higher you go up, the more chance of the rockets landing farther away from a calculated point. Wind factors and such.