SpaceX Launch Update
"Space Cadet" wrote:
Some might be wondering why we were so dumb as to run out of LOX on a
remote tropical island on the last launch attempt.
Believe me, we tried hard to avoid it, but several issues conspired to
create the problem:
* The additional month of Merlin testing resulted in
additional LOX boil-off on island.
Huh? What additional testing was needed?
D.
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Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh.
-Resolved: To be more temperate in my postings.
Oct 5th, 2004 JDL
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