Thread: Falcon Sir Lauch-A-Lot?
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Old March 26th 07, 01:03 AM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.space.history
richard schumacher
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Default Falcon Sir Lauch-A-Lot?
In article ,
(Henry Spencer) wrote:

Radiation-cooled nozzles often glow quite impressively. The first-stage
nozzles on the old Arianes glowed from takeoff on.

Ah, thanks.

Is it troubling that the heating on the Falcon nozzle appeared uneven?