On 12/29/2013 1:32 AM, JF Mezei wrote:
On 13-12-28 04:43, Snidely wrote:

Dragon has an unpressurized section.

Doubt very much Dragon's unpressurised section comes back to earth (and
if it does, would likely expose the downmass to melting temperatures.

Yeah I agree with that.

http://www.spacex.com/dragon

The "unpressurized" section, aka the trunk, is jettisoned shortly before
atmospheric re-entry. No return path here....

Just how big is the actual failed component in the pump assembly ?
Wouldn't have thought that a pump or valve would have been that big.

If they even have the ability to further disassemble it. Well in theory
its possible with enough force to disassemble almost anything, :-) but I
think we are up against practical limits here.

Dave