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Looks to me like a major engine malfunction. Probably a nozzle casing breech or a fuel mixing chamber/fuel supply line crack.
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Saw it on the news. That was a huge fireball, I was shocked it never cleared the launch pad. Anyone know how long it will take to send another one to the space station.
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Rocket launch failures are scientific occurances that happen every so often. Although scientists are often regarded as the most intelligent living organisms on the planet, they too are human beings...
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This rocket uses old Soviet manufactured engines that have been in mothballs since the 70's, modified and updated in the States, and the 1st stage is a kerosene/liquid oxygen system designed and built...
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Were they being cheapo using those old soviet engines and trying to save a few bucks. I wonder if they are insured for failure.
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We use lots of Russian made rocket engines - because Peace Dividend! And we have no manned flight capabilities - because Obama!
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The assumption that there was a leakage of petroleum would be an intelligent assertion. However, before making such a statement, there would indeed need to be an investigation of all equipment to make...
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It's not just the shuttle, it was the planned heavy lift replacements we would have by now. I think it will still be years before we can have manned launches unless they have accelerated things...
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TC wrote:It's sad to watch a local rocket launch with your kid and then stand out on the deck and watch it fly by minutes later? Or it's sad that it crashed?How sad that you rushed here to post about...
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The launch was at 6:22. I was sitting at the kitchen counter with my iPad. Tardy was next to me. We flipped in CNN after it crashed. 15 minutes later...tardlet went to shower the teenaged boy stink...
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He pays one Hell of a lot of attention to his daughter when her little friends do sleep overs.
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TC wrote:The launch was at 6:22. I was sitting at the kitchen counter with my iPad. Tardy was next to me. We flipped in CNN after it crashed. 15 minutes later...tardlet went to shower the teenaged boy...
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Thanks for explaining. Where DOES she find shoes for those giant, hairy feet? Trannies R Us ?
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what's the exchange rate between Mexican diamonds and American stars?
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