Paul,
Even if it wasn't a composite failure, just generally having really high
pressure vessels inside the LOX tank is scary. I understand why they do it,
and honestly, if the thing failed outside the rocket, it would likely not
be survivable anyway. But high pressure vessels like that always give me a
bit of the heebie-jeebies. I'm glad SpaceX has been able to trace it back
in a way that they can move forward with the investigation. Here's to
hoping they can find a clear root cause, and eliminate it. Losing two upper
stages in a year to pressurization system related failures has got to hurt,
but if they can come out of it with a safer more reliable vehicle,
hopefully its for the best.
~Jon
On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 12:56 PM, Paul Breed <paul@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
http://www.spacex.com/news/2016/09/01/anomaly-updates
I really don't like composites in contact with LOX.
Composites in contact with ANY oxidizer scares me.
I'm using composite tankage in the H2O2 /Hydrocarbon project, but
Fill/Drain/Water Flush of the tanks will
be done remotely with no human presence.....
Paul
