Shuttle Commander Training

It was an exciting week on the job front. With Endeavour up, I managed to corner some simulator time for some commander training. This was an RTLS run, meaning the center main engine failed just after the solid rocket boosters punched off, resulting in a return to landing site. The nice thing about this simulator load is that you get to simulate the Shuttle launch. The bad thing is that the dynamic loads imparted on the vehicle required to return to Kennedy make for control difficulties. The… More information...

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