Julian Bashir....... DS9
Posted on 04/20/2019 10:49:42 PM PDT by Monty22002
MELBOURNE, Fla. – A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule suffered an anomaly Saturday afternoon during a routine engine test firing at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , company and 45th Space Wing officials confirmed.
"On April 20, 2019, an anomaly occurred at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station during the Dragon 2 static test fire," wing spokesman Jim Williams told Florida Today. "The anomaly was contained and there were no injuries." Florida Today photographer Craig Bailey, who was covering an event in nearby Cocoa Beach, captured an image of orange plumes rising from SpaceX facilities at the cape at around 3:30 p.m.
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Hmmmm...N2O4? Does Space X use N2O4 - UDMH?
Julian Bashir....... DS9
He would frequently run amok on the concourse, whipping human and alien female alike for being uncovered and smashing up Quark’s for serving synthehol and gagh (which are not halal).
Correct. This is why they're called "tests".
Why does SpaceX land boosters on barges?
Why does SpaceX land boosters on barges?
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For some flights they don’t have enough fuel to get back to land.
“Ensuring that our systems meet rigorous safety standards and detecting anomalies like this prior to flight are the main reasons why we test,” SpaceX said
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Thank-you.
To recover them for reuse
So much for “re-usable” capsules, huh?
So much for “re-usable” capsules, huh?
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Well, we don’t know the reason for the explosion, so that question can’t be answered yet.
A few weeks ago I read a Musk tweet saying that the crew capsules are so expensive to refurbish, they are considering building a new one each time.
“The Crew Dragon’s thrusters consume hygergolic hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide propellants, which chemically ignite when mixed together. “
When you consider the down list that most airliners actively fly with (taking advantage of redundant systems) you’d have to wonder why they’d even attempt a re-usable crew capsule. It’s not like they can afford the space or weight for a 3rd backup of this or that.
Internal structure propellant leak? No sign of thruster ignition.
Whatever the cause, the great news is that it happened during testing.
The center booster travels further down range I believe. And since down range is over water... you’d be correct; not enough fuel.
Hmmm?! “bfrc”? Draco Thrusters for escape system use monomethyl hydrazine fuel and nitrogen tetroxide oxidizer. Just sayin’...........
And MMH. See post 39 of this.
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