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originally posted by: penroc3
this is a nasa project using 24 ram jets as a first stage and than other off the shelf boosters to get various things to space in a quick way.
it claims to get sats and military craft to LEO for a very low cost.
this sounds like water downed TSTO system
technology.nasa.gov...
originally posted by: SpeedFanatic
a reply to: 1947boomer
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originally posted by: Cavrecon22
originally posted by: penroc3
a reply to: Zaphod58
Thank you Zaph. I watched it live from our office and everything seemed like it was going fine until the end there. I wonder if it was a tolerance issue with the material?
originally posted by: penroc3
a reply to: 1947boomer
i bet it was a propellant issue, i think i posted a video explaining such a defect.
basically this is a larger version of the SRB's from the shuttle and granted it uses a different plasticizer(its super super close chemically) the size ming have caused an issue as far as pouring the solid propellant.
when the hot and liquid propellant it might have dried wrong and lead to bubbles or other defects in the propellant and caused uneven burning and causing parts of the unburnt propellant to go flying at high speed out the nozzle and if it hit and ricochet it could cause the failure we saw