I think a lot of that delay was funding issues, because MARS didn't have
insurance. I suspect that won't be an issue here.
On 2016-09-01 09:35, David Spain wrote:
Wallops island infrastructure was somewhat exposed and was what about
1 year to repair? This is gonna put a dent in the launch cadence.
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On Sep 1, 2016, at 12:31 PM, Rand Simberg <simberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
We don't yet know if the rocket was a cause or a casualty.
On 2016-09-01 09:26, David Spain wrote:
RUD during a static fire test?
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On Sep 1, 2016, at 12:14 PM, Steve Traugott <stevegt@xxxxxxx> wrote:
(In the spirit of useless speculation that is way too early...) Is it normally fair to say that, if the fuselage is more or less intact, that would indicate some external mishap rather than internal overpressure?
(In the spirit of trying to learn something...) I see @lars_0 thinking about liquid air management on twitter; what are we talking about? Insulation, runoff drains and guides, and clean drip trays?
(In the spirit of adding to "things worth thinking about"...) I'll toss refuel ops static electricity management into the hat; mostly good grounding afaik (based only on USAF flightline experience).
