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The real question is why they had o-rings. Because it was built in parts. Why was it built in parts? Because it was built in Utah.
by mavhc 4y ago
The real question is why they had o-rings. Because it was built in parts.
Why was it built in parts? Because it was built in Utah.
- jxramos 4y agoThis is a reference to it requiring shipment to the launch site right? That shipment was more practical under bite sized chunks no?
- mavhc 4y agoYep, shipped by rail, so that jobs were more evenly distributed, and thus cost twice as much, worked half as well, and killed way more people
- JoeDaDude 4y agoThis sounds like a good time to insert the very old joke about how the size of a horse's ass determined the size of the booster rockets. https://cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/t/256024.aspx https://cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/t/256024.aspx
- LanceH 4y agoBuilt in as many congressional districts as possible for "job creation"
- rootusrootus 4y agoAnd because the Shuttle had two launch sites, one on either coast. And because the different segments had different propellant profiles for different stages of flight. And because inspection and manufacturing in segments is a lot easier.