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minus-squareburble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThe engine shutdowns and early test end aren’t my favorite if Booster 9 is still supposed to be used for the next orbital test flight.
minus-squareyak@lmy.brx.iolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWaiting to find out the reasons for the premature shutdowns, and for pics of the steel plates… Great to see the test campaign swing back into action!
minus-squareBorgDrone@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoOn the other hand, the whole point of testing is to find these issues and fix them before the real flight. I wonder if they will do another test before orbital.
minus-squareburble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoI mean, I get the hardware rich testing mindset, but I thought the engine design was supposed to be stabilizing and getting more reliable. You have to admit that losing 4 engines in under 3 seconds isn’t great.
minus-squareBorgDrone@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoYeah, it’s not exactly ideal. Let’s hope the root cause isn’t a big issue.
The engine shutdowns and early test end aren’t my favorite if Booster 9 is still supposed to be used for the next orbital test flight.
Waiting to find out the reasons for the premature shutdowns, and for pics of the steel plates…
Great to see the test campaign swing back into action!
On the other hand, the whole point of testing is to find these issues and fix them before the real flight.
I wonder if they will do another test before orbital.
I mean, I get the hardware rich testing mindset, but I thought the engine design was supposed to be stabilizing and getting more reliable. You have to admit that losing 4 engines in under 3 seconds isn’t great.
Yeah, it’s not exactly ideal. Let’s hope the root cause isn’t a big issue.