Anyone have the innie on what happened to the Virgin Galactic flight in CA and the rocket explosion in VA? -- Randy Yates Digital Signal Labs http://www.digitalsignallabs.com
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On Sat, 01 Nov 2014 08:15:05 -0400, Randy Yates wrote:> Anyone have the innie on what happened to the Virgin Galactic flight in > CA and the rocket explosion in VA?I don't think you need to sign up to read this. Here's a screed from a rocket scientist (Brett Buck works for some defense-related place, making sure that the nukes only blow up when they're supposed to). <http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php/ topic,37142.msg379493.html#msg379493> If you've ever seen his political rants you'd be amused -- normally he's someone who would view Attila the Hun as a dangerously left-leaning lunatic, yet here he is ranting against private industry and on the side of Big Government. -- www.wescottdesign.com
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On 11/1/14 8:15 AM, Randy Yates wrote:> Anyone have the innie on what happened to the Virgin Galactic > flight in CA and the rocket explosion in VA?crappy Rooskie rocket engine that they bought cheap that was *literally* built in the 1960s and never used before. hey, i guess if there's gonna try it out on humans, you gotta begin sometime. -- r b-j rbj@audioimagination.com "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
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On 11/1/2014 11:43 AM, robert bristow-johnson wrote:> On 11/1/14 8:15 AM, Randy Yates wrote: >> Anyone have the innie on what happened to the Virgin Galactic >> flight in CA and the rocket explosion in VA? > > crappy Rooskie rocket engine that they bought cheap that was *literally* > built in the 1960s and never used before.How do you know this caused the failure? I haven't seen anything other than speculation so far.> hey, i guess if there's gonna try it out on humans, you gotta begin > sometime.What? Try what out on humans, an engine? -- Rick
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Randy Yates wrote:> Anyone have the innie on what happened to the Virgin Galactic > flight in CA and the rocket explosion in VA? >It provides proof positive that current journalism (sick;) standards do not require competency. Initial report I heard was evidently quoting a NASA release, which paraphrased, said a Range Safety Officer had triggered the self-destruct sequence. Later broadcast explained explosion as someone pressing a button when he saw a problem and wanted to prevent disaster in populated area. IOW fail-safe procedures/rules operated as intended but talking heads don't know anything. SARCASM not implied ;/
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On 11/1/14 3:04 PM, kaz wrote:> I blame Russia (and Vlad)that's not nice. and Vlad is a Missourian. i thinks. -- r b-j rbj@audioimagination.com "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
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On 01/11/14 19:04, kaz wrote:> I blame Russia (and Vlad)I am, apparently, 6 degrees of freedom away from President Putin (distant relative married to a Russian whose mother was in the KGB and regularly met Putin). The Russian part of that chain absolutely refuses to believe that men have walked on the moon. It was, apparently, all A Western Conspiracy. No, the ALSEP retroreflectors and photos of all the landing sites taken recently from lunar orbit are not sufficient evidence. Those people aren't merely country yokels from the shallow end of the gene pool. Frightening.
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Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.com> writes:> On Sat, 01 Nov 2014 08:15:05 -0400, Randy Yates wrote: > >> Anyone have the innie on what happened to the Virgin Galactic flight in >> CA and the rocket explosion in VA? > > I don't think you need to sign up to read this. Here's a screed from a > rocket scientist (Brett Buck works for some defense-related place, making > sure that the nukes only blow up when they're supposed to). > >http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php/topic,37142.msg379493.html#msg379493 I couldn't follow some of his rant, but it basically looks like "we already know all of this in 1400 AD and there's no excuse for repeating the same mistakes. Interesting read - thanks Tim. -- Randy Yates Digital Signal Labs http://www.digitalsignallabs.com
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robert bristow-johnson <rbj@audioimagination.com> writes:> On 11/1/14 8:15 AM, Randy Yates wrote: >> Anyone have the innie on what happened to the Virgin Galactic >> flight in CA and the rocket explosion in VA? > > crappy Rooskie rocket engine that they bought cheap that was > *literally* built in the 1960s and never used before.The engine quality is what was in the back of my mind, but it's pure suspicion. Got any facts? -- Randy Yates Digital Signal Labs http://www.digitalsignallabs.com
