Rocket Science

[level_head]

(In a conversation elsewhere, I responded to complaints about the “NASA rocket” exploding - and to suggestions that this stuff was not new technology and should be easy by now.)
It was not, exactly, a NASA rocket. And it was indeed new technology. This was a launch contracted from NASA by Orbital Sciences, who have been having some trouble with

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[c_eagle]

Lots of good links and notations along with your report, sir

[level_head]

Thanks!

This seemed like an "everybody knows" on the explosion itself, but I thought some background would be useful.

===|==============/ Keith DeHavelle

Actually, it is rocket science

[rowyn]

At least we didn't lose any astronauts on this one. :/

Re: Actually, it is rocket science

[level_head]

Sadly, we did - just a few hours after the post, on a different ship as you've seen.

A bad week for space, and especially commercial space.

===|==============/ Keith DeHavelle