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• Vibrations and failure to heed the warnings by the contractor resulted in the loss of the STS-4 (IIRC) boosters when the main parachute deck fitting separation explosive bolts inadvertantly fired prematurely when the linear shaped charge used to separate the frustum (nose cone) from the booster fired and generated vibes that the decelerometers sensed as water-impact ... at 10,000 ft.! More Ares Woes - NASA Watch
• To understand this, we must first take a brief look at the characteristics of the frustum.
• The gape coincides with the base of the first frustum, the top of the last frustum is situated well behind the bulging oesophagus.
• They only appear as frustums because they are being viewed at from an angle.
• It appears to me, to make it safe NASA is working on take the Human out of the loop for Launch and Entry/Return at both ends being the earth and moon and spending billons on a frustum and rocket to get there and back. A Shift in Policy? Moon Base Axed? - NASA Watch
• The arrival of the frustum is a significant milestone. CollectSPACE Today In Space History
• Smirking, ignorant W. with lipstick in reply to a comment from frustum Associated Press: Pet Owners Prefer McCain To "Petless" Obama
• There are formulas for frustums, but if you think about it, the calculations can be done by extending the frustum height to a vertex and then subtracting the ‘upper’ cone's values from the complete cone yielding the values for the frustum.
• To do this we clip the patches' bounding boxes against all six sides of the viewing frustum .
• The frustum never had room for 6 crew, it was just an illusion put forth so the program would get support, Orion Slims Down - NASA Watch