Comments on: SpaceX finds clogged valves in several Merlin engines

By: Jeff Wright

Jeff Wright — Sun, 01 Nov 2020 09:40:39 +0000

Red nail polish huh?
I told Elon not to let Jamie Farr on the factory floor, but noo….

No ‘tolerance’ for the trans community here

By: sippin_bourbon

sippin_bourbon — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 02:14:13 +0000

Yeah, for SpaceX two missions is just a few weeks.

Currently reading the Space Barons.
Interesting “high level” background of the private space race.
Does not get into the weeds as much as I would like, but a good starter book to give me framework.
If you need background, written in an enthusiastic manner, it is a good read.

A lot of that stuff happened in the early 2000’s when I was preoccupied in geo-political conflicts in the middle east, and other personal matters. I missed so much of the begining.

By: Matt in AZ

Matt in AZ — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:13:19 +0000

“NASA wants it to fly at least two missions beforehand to demonstrate the problem is fixed.”

For any other contractor, or government-run project, that would be a significant delay.

By: Phill O

Phill O — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:16:31 +0000

Interesting piece of troubleshooting!