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[[File:Bat.jpg |300px|thumb|right|A Bat Chart showing an Earth to Mars mission architecture using multiple launches of the [[Falcon 9]] rocket.]] | [[File:Bat.jpg |300px|thumb|right|A Bat Chart showing an Earth to Mars mission architecture using multiple launches of the [[Falcon 9]] rocket.]] | ||
| + | [[File:Bat2.png |300px|thumb|right|Another Mars Bat Chart (From [http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/373665main_NASA-SP-2009-566.pdf]).]] | ||
A '''bat chart''' is a type of schematic used at [[NASA]] to illustrate various mission timelines and concepts. 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., 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. | A '''bat chart''' is a type of schematic used at [[NASA]] to illustrate various mission timelines and concepts. 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., 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. | ||
Revision as of 18:25, 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 concepts. 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., 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.
