26-04-2023, 09:54 AM
(25-04-2023, 10:34 PM)R2x1 Wrote:(21-04-2023, 05:27 AM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: 'Rapid unscheduled disassembly'...
Someone has a sense of humour.
As the engines occasionally melt themselves in answer to "What if we try just a bit more power? Or "This might just work"; the rather elegant TLA is "ERE", obviously for Engine Rich Exhaust. Sounds good, but a bit spendy for home handy-persons.
(25-04-2023, 09:20 PM)nzoomed Wrote: I was super impressed watching the launch the other day.
Given that the thing suffered damage at launch and made it so high says alot.
There was no issue with the design at all, but the launchpad is a different story. Debris likely was thrown up and damaged the motors.
I was half expecting this, they had suffered minor damage on that launch pad when performing test fires of the engines prior.
That's one of the perils of CAD. (Concrete Activated Disconnect)
I guess something similar happened to the Japanese adventure, albeit at the other end of the journey -
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/25...KKS5qeyTRo