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Everyone expects the LAS (launch abort system) to not be very reliable. So you're a bit optimistic about the outcome of the second failure: big danger for the c
by greglindahl 9y ago
Everyone expects the LAS (launch abort system) to not be very reliable. So you're a bit optimistic about the outcome of the second failure: big danger for the crew.
- boardwaalk 9y agoWho is "everyone"? Because it certainly isn't actually everyone.
- Robotbeat 9y agoIt was a static fire, so crew wouldn't be on board anyway. 100% no danger to crew in that case. LAS is likely to be very reliable for ground aborts. Design criteria insist on high (say, 95%) total reliability for LAS. Part of the reason you might want to do such static fires is as a way to trigger (and thus reveal) such problems without endangering crew.