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NASA "Can Crush" Test Will Aid Future Rocket Design



 
 
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Old March 25th 11, 03:53 AM posted to sci.space.tech
Jeff Findley
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Default NASA "Can Crush" Test Will Aid Future Rocket Design



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On 24/03/2011 8:18 AM, Jeff Findley wrote:










NASA "Can Crush" Test Will Aid Future Rocket Design




http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall...es/2011/H-M11-



057.html








Watching (listening to really) the live video of this right now. Very




interesting.








Jeff






http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2011/H-M11-057.html




As I was working yesterday, I had a web browser window showing the test

live yesterday. It was very interesting to see. My boss didn't mind

(much) since test validation of CAE models is something our customers do

with our software, so it was business related. :-)



Jeff

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Old March 26th 11, 12:40 AM posted to sci.space.tech
Sylvia Else[_2_]
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Default NASA "Can Crush" Test Will Aid Future Rocket Design

On 25/03/2011 1:53 PM, Jeff Findley wrote:


In , lid

says...



On 24/03/2011 8:18 AM, Jeff Findley wrote:










NASA "Can Crush" Test Will Aid Future Rocket Design




http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall...es/2011/H-M11-



057.html








Watching (listening to really) the live video of this right now. Very




interesting.








Jeff






http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2011/H-M11-057.html




As I was working yesterday, I had a web browser window showing the test

live yesterday. It was very interesting to see. My boss didn't mind

(much) since test validation of CAE models is something our customers do

with our software, so it was business related. :-)


I used a similar line of reasoning to explain all the beer cans on my desk.

Sylvia.

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Old March 26th 11, 12:40 AM posted to sci.space.tech
Alain Fournier[_2_]
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Default NASA "Can Crush" Test Will Aid Future Rocket Design

Jeff Findley wrote:

In article , lid
says...

On 24/03/2011 8:18 AM, Jeff Findley wrote:


NASA "Can Crush" Test Will Aid Future Rocket Design


http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall...H-M11-057.html

Watching (listening to really) the live video of this right now. Very
interesting.


As I was working yesterday, I had a web browser window showing the test
live yesterday. It was very interesting to see.


Interesting indeed. In my opinion, this is what NASA should be doing.
They shouldn't be competing against launch service providers.


Alain Fournier

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Old September 7th 11, 08:00 AM
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During the test, a massive 27.5-foot wide, 20-foot-tall aluminum-lithium cylinder will be positioned between two large loading rings and subjected to one million pounds of force until it buckles. The resulting data will help validate new shell buckling knockdown factors, which are complex engineering standards that will help design lightweight, safe and sturdy structures for future launch vehicles. The current knockdown factors date back to pre-Apollo-era studies - well before modern composite materials, manufacturing processes and advanced computer modeling.
 




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