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If I recall, this problem was used in "The Martian" by Andy Weir, when one of the rockets carrying supplies failed. At high pressures, some of the cargo liquifi
by spurcell93 8y ago
If I recall, this problem was used in "The Martian" by Andy Weir, when one of the rockets carrying supplies failed. At high pressures, some of the cargo liquified and the rocket exploded due to shifting weight distribution. It may have been another book...
- JshWright 8y agoYep (spoilers), that was what happened to the rocket that was supposed to bring supplies to Watney so that he could survive until the next scheduled mission (prompting the crew currently returning to earth to "turn around")