cljohnston
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I'm just watching the Science Channel's 6-part documentary series from 2008, Moon Machines, by the makers of In the Shadow of the Moon.
[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Machines"]Moon Machines - Wikipedia[/ame]
Like Shadow, it utilizes never/rarely-seen footage behind the manufacturing process, but in far greater technical detail than the mainstream audience could tolerate.
In other words: It's what we Orbiteers have always dreamed of!
However, I'm up to Part 2, on the Command Module, and, sadly, they've made a bit of a goof when describing the systems of the Service Module...
Narrator: "The clever idea behind the fuel cell was to use the same hydrogen and oxygen gases which powered the spacecraft's rocket engine. In the rocket, the gases reacted together, creating heat and pressure to push the spacecraft forward. But in the more controlled environment of the fuel cell, the same reaction could produce electricity."
*cough*Hypergolics*cough*
[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Machines"]Moon Machines - Wikipedia[/ame]
Like Shadow, it utilizes never/rarely-seen footage behind the manufacturing process, but in far greater technical detail than the mainstream audience could tolerate.
In other words: It's what we Orbiteers have always dreamed of!
However, I'm up to Part 2, on the Command Module, and, sadly, they've made a bit of a goof when describing the systems of the Service Module...
Narrator: "The clever idea behind the fuel cell was to use the same hydrogen and oxygen gases which powered the spacecraft's rocket engine. In the rocket, the gases reacted together, creating heat and pressure to push the spacecraft forward. But in the more controlled environment of the fuel cell, the same reaction could produce electricity."
*cough*Hypergolics*cough*