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| Northrop Grumman OmegA rocket has a RUD |
| 2019-05-31 |
Omega, stylized as "OmegA", is a launch vehicle in development by Northrop Grumman as an NSSL replacement program intended for national security and commercial satellites. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #8 ^ Well said. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-05-31 13:13 |
| #7 Northrop did call it a "successful test".. The test was successful. It's the results that are problematic. From an engineering standpoint, you learn more from a test that failed, than from one that succeeds. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2019-05-31 11:05 |
| #6 A piece of the nozzle failed? There is probably no idea how many such failures have gone unnoticed do to the use of expendable boosters. |
| Posted by: magpie 2019-05-31 10:53 |
| #5 Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly, according to the Acronym Finder. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2019-05-31 08:02 |
| #4 Northrop did call it a "successful test".. heh... |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-05-31 05:33 |
| #3 RUDe! |
| Posted by: gorb 2019-05-31 05:07 |
| #2 RUD roh! |
| Posted by: Scooby 2019-05-31 00:47 |
| #1 One data point is not a trend. Wasn't that the argument after the dragon capsule escape motor explosion? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-05-31 00:43 |