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Private Antares Rocket Explodes During Launch
LATEST UPDATE: The Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket has exploded upon liftoff. You can see a video replay of the rocket explosion here: Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Destroyed In Launch Mishap . (www.space.com) さらに...
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This used to happen a lot when I was growing up in the 50s and 60s. Orbital Sciences is in a big slump. This is two in a row. A lot of people's jobs on the Eastern Shore are at stake if they don't get their s##t together.
I wonder if it is a product of the older generation, the once that had to deal will all the issues during the first development of rockets, retiring and being replaced by a new, younger generation of engineers. The retiring generation built strong and rugged whereas the younger generation seems to like more fragile and complicated.
Yikes - I used to work at Orbital (Chandler, Arizona). Back then, however, they designed, manufactured and launched only low orbit rockets. Referencing your comment about the younger generation, let me tell you, even back in the 90s Orbital experienced its anomalies resulting in mission failures.
My understanding is that Orbital used refurbished Russian engines that dated back 40 some years. Gootta cut costs ya know....keep the stockholders happy. Stockholders ain't gonna be too happy with the results of this one.
That wasn't the shock-wave that caused him to bank.
QUOTE: "That wasn't the shockwave that caused him to bank"
I think you are referring to this ridiculous YouTube video??:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnnAmuIGsQo
This dude, "DahBoo7" is a total CT crazy case. I did comment on this video, mentioning (A) that airplanes "bank", they don't "tilt" and that the obvious left bank when the explosion was seen was merely a reaction by the pilot.
This YouTube(r) (apparently) thinks that an atmospheric air burst travels as fast as the speed of light. Such a sad understanding of basic science. But wait....there's more (as can be seen in this nonsense video.
Unfortunately, in this "age of the Internet" (going on 20 years or so now....not even old enough to drink in some jurisdictions) the level of 'CT' baloney ('CT' = Conspiracy Theory) continues to expand. Much like our over-all Universe? I dunno....but to quote from a motion picture that is ALSO from about 20 years ago? "Stupid is as stupid does"......
I think you are referring to this ridiculous YouTube video??:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnnAmuIGsQo
This dude, "DahBoo7" is a total CT crazy case. I did comment on this video, mentioning (A) that airplanes "bank", they don't "tilt" and that the obvious left bank when the explosion was seen was merely a reaction by the pilot.
This YouTube(r) (apparently) thinks that an atmospheric air burst travels as fast as the speed of light. Such a sad understanding of basic science. But wait....there's more (as can be seen in this nonsense video.
Unfortunately, in this "age of the Internet" (going on 20 years or so now....not even old enough to drink in some jurisdictions) the level of 'CT' baloney ('CT' = Conspiracy Theory) continues to expand. Much like our over-all Universe? I dunno....but to quote from a motion picture that is ALSO from about 20 years ago? "Stupid is as stupid does"......
