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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Bat charts make [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Tufte Edward Tufte] cry. | * Bat charts make [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Tufte Edward Tufte] cry. | ||
| + | * Bat charts are only tangentially connected to [[Batman]]. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Constellation]] | * [[Constellation]] | ||
* [[Powerpoint Engineering]] | * [[Powerpoint Engineering]] | ||
Revision as of 21:26, 8 February 2012
A Bat Chart showing an Earth to Mars mission architecture using multiple launches of the Falcon 9 rocket.
Another Mars Bat Chart (From [1]).
A bat chart is a type of schematic used at NASA to illustrate various mission timelines and architectures. A fundamental component of Powerpoint Engineering, it is one of the first diagrams created when someone dreams up a new manned spaceflight mission. Typically, a bat chart has Earth at the bottom, and the destination (e.g., ISS, Moon, Mars, NEO, etc.) at the top. It is called a "bat chart" because it typically includes a lander of some sort hanging upside down (like a bat) on the top portion of the diagram.
Trivia
- Bat charts make Edward Tufte cry.
- Bat charts are only tangentially connected to Batman.
