15-June-2002, 02:08 AM
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Order of Kilopi
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Henniker, New Hampshire, USA
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On 2002-06-14 20:36, JayUtah wrote:
In 1996 the Delta rocket DC-X toppled over on landing and exploded.
Yeah, but why did it tip over? It took off, flew around for a while, returned to its launch site, landed safely, and shut off its engine. It fell over because the landing leg collapsed. The supposedly difficult technology -- variable-thrust engines, guidance, attitude-control, navigation -- these were all solved successfully. Its downfall was caused by something so prosaic as an unsuitably strong weld.
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And the Only Reason, that that Happened, was because they were Rushing the Program, to Secure Funding, which they Lost; Irony huh?
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