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What's amazing to me is that it doesn't seem like Boeing did tests with a fully integrated capsule until after the CFT test was in progress. They did test firi
by nordsieck 2y ago
What's amazing to me is that it doesn't seem like Boeing did tests with a fully integrated capsule until after the CFT test was in progress.
They did test firings of individual thrusters, and even did some with multiple thrusters, but with many of the systems in the doghouse missing and the insulation taken off.
Having read a good amount about their methods, it really seems like Boeing has relied heavily on component level tests and analysis rather than integrated tests. And it has bitten them many times so far.
- bumby 2y ago>with many of the systems in the doghouse missing and the insulation taken off. I'm curious where you're getting this? I've read speculation, but I've never seen any authoritative source claim the test hardware configuration was different than the flight configuration. The better sources I've seen tend to indicate it was an inadequate thruster profile in the tests, rather than a configuration issue.