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To: hoagy62

Thanks for the ping.

Friday @ 0300 local. I’ll need to get up an hour early.


20 posted on 01/06/2015 4:06:01 AM PST by glock rocks (Whenever I find myself in a conundrum, I ask myself: What would Elvis do?)
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To: glock rocks

No problem.

Someone else explained to me what happened.

The hydraulic actuators in the second stage weren’t at the correct angles. They are what directs the engine bell to move and steer the rocket. Somehow, the actuators moved from where they were supposed to be (drift), so it could’ve thrown the vehicle off course.

Best to get it right when it counts. I’ll TRY to be up on Friday. It’s another day off for me, but I’d have to be up at 2am Pacific to watch this. *groan*


21 posted on 01/06/2015 4:14:44 AM PST by hoagy62 ("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
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