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Why is this called "anomaly"? It's "exploded".
by zx8080 1y ago
Why is this called "anomaly"? It's "exploded".
- jeroenhd 1y agoIt normally doesn't explode of course! The linked tweet literally says "it blew up", though. "Anomaly" is just a word used in rocket science lingo that makes for a funnier headline.
- MPSimmons 1y agoIn spaceflight, an anomaly is an anomalous outcome compared to what was expected. The severity of the anomaly varies. Typically, if the world outside of the organization hears about an anomaly, it was severe enough to cause a Loss of Mission (LOM) or Loss of Vehicle (LOV). Internally, when things behave anomalously, they're referred to as off-nominal, and are subject to internal investigations to determine the cause. This is a _very_ off-nominal outcome and the investigation will absolutely involve outside organizations and halting the program during the investigation until the investigation completes with a sufficient determination of faults and accompanying remediation plans.
- tekla 1y agoIn engineering, there is a preference for accurate terminology
- kuschkufan 1y agolol, it's an euphemism. don't drag engineering into this.
- zdc1 1y agoThere's a comment above that gives Loss of Vehicle (LOV) as an example of a more specific term. Sure "anomaly" is a known technical term, but it's also ambiguous and buries the lede.
- minetest2048 1y agoThe space industry people have been saying this since 1997: https://youtu.be/z_aHEit-SqA?si=N6-PtezdsOhsv63O https://youtu.be/z_aHEit-SqA?si=N6-PtezdsOhsv63O Delta 2 rocket exploded during launch, raining flaming debris everywhere and the announcer says we had an anomaly
- bernds74 1y agoIt was slightly more fiery than a mere "observation", hence "anomaly".
- ksynwa 1y agoThe explosion was an anomaly.
- NoGravitas 1y agoIt underwent rapid unscheduled disassembly.