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and according to a documentary I watched, they never knew WHY it stopped exploding, just that they found a plate that made it not explode anymore. Von Braun: "
by gameswithgo 8y ago
and according to a documentary I watched, they never knew WHY it stopped exploding, just that they found a plate that made it not explode anymore.
Von Braun: "So what was the problem?"
Engineer: "dunno"
- mcguire 8y agoIgnition! by John Clark mentions it, although I don't think he tells that anecdote. Just that they were going to look at fancier designs, but the showerhead (with baffles) worked just fine.