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It’s a big, complex project and it’s failed two tests. I’m happy to take the bet that it will launch successfully

• KennyBlanken 4y ago
  It's a big complex project that legislators decreed should re-use ancient engines and structural components from the shuttle - a project that was the world's first space-faring barrel of pork, infamous for its operating expenditures. One of the arguments for doing so was that the engines were "proven." checks news story Oh hey, it's the engines that are causing these delays. NASA has been so over-budget on the project, they had to commit accounting fraud to try and cover it up.
  • mlyle 4y ago
    > Oh hey, it's the engines that are causing these delays. ??? Last scrub was because of a problem with providing bleed cooling to cold soak everything. This scrub appears to be a problem with a quick disconnect used in fueling operations or the piping just inside it. Neither are the "engines". I'm skeptical of Artemis, but come on.
  • kylegordon 4y ago
    Outright wrong. "Multiple troubleshooting efforts to address the area of the leak by reseating a seal in the quick disconnect where liquid hydrogen is fed into the rocket did not fix the issue"