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It's not being pedantic if you are correcting the conclusion. You mentioned that fueling system issues have been a recurring theme in failures, and I just want
by Klathmon 7y ago
It's not being pedantic if you are correcting the conclusion.
You mentioned that fueling system issues have been a recurring theme in failures, and I just wanted to point out that it's not really correct. Even though the 2 failures looked somewhat similar from the outside, they actually had basically nothing in common.
- waiseristy 7y agoI think I was also "correcting a conclusion"? A fuel system exploding and a rocket motor exploding are 2 failures that look somewhat similar from the outside, but in reality have nothing in common other than that they rely on one another. We are both arguing pedantics
- Klathmon 7y agoI was just sharing information that I found interesting which kind of contradicted your claim that fueling was a common source of issues for SpaceX. I find this stuff super interesting, and I figured others might as well. I'm not trying to argue or get in internet fights here, I just like talking about space stuff.
- waiseristy 7y agoSame, and I thought it was important to point out that the Draco motor has so far been reliable in testing. The fuel systems seem to be tricky regardless of their failure modes: mechanical, or as you pointed out for Amos-6, material. I too like talking about space stuff, I just think it's deconstructive to call out some random poster on the internet as pedantic lol