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NASA Installing Shocks On Ares

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hydaulics-will-be-in-the-next-rev dept.

caffiend666 writes "In order to abate the massive vibration issues of their new Ares I spacecraft, NASA is installing shock absorbers. 'The plan is to install 16 canisters in the bottom of the rocket with 100-pound weights attached to springs. Battery-powered motors will move the weights up and down to stop vibrations. Those are essentially remote-controlled shock absorbers, said Garry Lyles, who headed the team of NASA engineers tackling the shaking problem.' So, when the spaceship is a rocking, don't come a knocking?"

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  1. Re:cost? by Thelasko · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's a picture of it.

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  2. Re:The Hell! 1600+ pounds additional weight? by flattop100 · · Score: 5, Informative
    NASA planned for this, you noobs:

    Altogether, the added equipment would reduce the lift capacity of the Ares I rocket's first stage by up to 1,400 pounds (625 kg), though the booster segment currently has a margin of about 8,000 pounds (3,628 kg) to work with, Cook said.

    There's a much more informative article on Space.com from yesterday: http://www.space.com/news/080819-nasa-ares1-vibration-update.html