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OCO didn't blow up on launch. The payload fairing failed to separate. The vehicle couldn't reach orbit. Doesn't really impact what you're saying (nor does it a
by engi_nerd 10y ago
OCO didn't blow up on launch. The payload fairing failed to separate. The vehicle couldn't reach orbit.
Doesn't really impact what you're saying (nor does it alleviate the massive embarrassment of Orbital Sciences).
- mturmon 10y agoSloppy of me! You're right, of course. I knew people who went to see the launch at Vandenberg, and (being on the science team) they were crushed [edited to clarify: metaphorically! -- having spent so much hard work in preparation for eventual results] just a few minutes after launch, so I put it into the wrong mental category.
- mirimir 10y ago"crushed"?