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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Repeating History

Well put Patrick.
I mentioned once to another member precisely this point. Piloting a neutrally buoyant submersible with thrusters, is the closet an earthbound individual can ever come to maneuvering a spacecraft in zero g. That is off course, in a zero current condition, which would make say 'docking' somewhat tougher.
Add a night dive, in clear seawater on a calm day, maybe some phosphorescence to round out the experience. 

Joe


From: "Patrick" <pat_man_ta@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Repeating History
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:11:11 -0400
One of the factors that has fueled my interest in subs has been the inner/outer space aspect.
There's no realistic way for me to get into space and poke around at this point. There IS a realistic way for me to get undersea and poke around with some $ and some hard work. 

Conclusion: build/obtain submarine

~patrick

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Brian Cox
  To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
  Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 1:41 AM
  Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Repeating History


  Gene,
It seems to me it is a whole lot more interesting in "inner space" than in outer space. I've thought of doing a short drift gondola type sub with our current that is off our coast here. The current runs about 2 to 4 knots. 

  Brian
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Gene Locke
    To: PSUBS Mailing List
    Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 19:01
    Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Repeating History


    Hey Folks.
I've been on this list for so long I can't remember if I've ever submitted before. Anyway, the important part of this is a question/challenge.
I was researching the PX-15 project, the Benjamin Franklin, also known as the Gulf Stream Drift Mission, and had a thought. Considering that space exploration is once again taking off, so to speak, I find it suprising that nobody has reviewed the whole undersea/space analog mission template.
I'm a bit of a space nut as well as being into submarines, so maybe I'm just seeing things from a different perspective. Seems to me that revisting the mission model for the PX-15 could provide some valuable data for both manned space flight and marine science. 

    Just wondered what everyone here thought of that.

    Gene R. Locke



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