Subj : Re: Kerosene Engines
To   : Vadik Akimoff
From : Charles Radley
Date : Sun Aug 13 2000 12:34 am

-=> Vadik Akimoff wrote to Charles Radley <=-


 VA> I think 486 architecture isn't a good idea. 486 processor itself is
 VA> rather monstrous & not very effective, with very high power
 VA> consumption... Not for spacecrafts...

 VA> Maybe better idea is to use well-known 68k architecture (I do so :), or
 VA> one of the modern RISC architectures...

Too late, the computers for the International Space Station have
already been built.

 VA> Also I know little about computer of our 'shuttle' called Buran.

 VA> It's processor was a clone of VAX processors. There were troubles to
 VA> make a copy of that processor, AFAIK...

Interesting.

 VA> And as you must know, first (and unfortunately last) Buran flight was
 VA> fully humanless, under control of Buran's computer.

 Why unfortunately ?  Buran was an economic nightmare, like the NASA
 Space Shuttle still is, rather a waste of money.  An interesting
 technological achievement, but commercially not viable.

 There is no commercial market now for large reusable spacecraft.

 Later,

 Charles R.


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