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2014-11-01 Science & Technology

Operator deliberately destroyed NASA rocket last week

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Posted by Fred 2014-11-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Shoulda gone with the Estes engines rather than those cheapos from Tabant Motorwerks.

Posted by SteveS 2014-11-01 00:34|| 2014-11-01 00:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Of course he blew the FTS after it started crashing. What point are the Iranian's trying to make? You wouldn't have a FTS if situations like that could not happen.

For there info.. most likely cause is ingestion of a foreign substance by the oxider turbopump. Betting is currently leaning toward the foreign substance being a piece of the turbopump itself.
After all its 40+ years old.

Posted by 3dc 2014-11-01 01:09|| 2014-11-01 01:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Beats unintentionally destroying it.

Posted by ed in texas 2014-11-01 07:44|| 2014-11-01 07:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Yes Iran, when your rocketry program advances past Photoshop 7, sending things up is all about getting it down where you want it, whether its landing the shuttle on the runway or making sure your broken Antares doesn't land in Roenoke.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-11-01 14:26|| 2014-11-01 14:26|| Front Page Top

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