I watched it live and when it started to roll you could see that not all of the engines were lit. I figured it might be RUD time.
-D > On Apr 20, 2023, at 6:00 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Looks like the guidance package was not able to keep the booster properly > oriented and it started to tumble and blew up. Might have been due to some > engine failures as it looked like several were not firing. Apparently the > engineers adopted the Soviet Soyuz model where a certain number of engine > failures (I think 20 total on first stage) were accommodated but in this > instance the asymmetric thrust could not be overcome by the trim engines. > > The talking heads put a good spin on the whole thing though. Oh well, > another day... > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiIzdgmAy4c > > -- > --FT > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
