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- From: raymond@jupiter.ame.arizona.edu (Raymond Man)
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- Subject: Re: CHINESE ROCKET SHROUD BREAKUP CAUSED LONG MARCH FAILURE
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.151447.4290@arizona.edu>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 22:14:46 GMT
- Article-I.D.: arizona.1993Jan26.151447.4290
- References: <1993Jan26.110215.4287@arizona.edu> <2563@blue.cis.pitt.edu>
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- In <2563@blue.cis.pitt.edu> yding+@pitt.edu (Yijun Ding) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan26.110215.4287@arizona.edu>
- > raymond@jupiter.ame.arizona.edu (Raymond Man) writes:
- >> The shroud was closed with the satellite inside, but then reopened so
- >>Hughes technicians could replace an avionics system in the spacecraft.
- >>Such operations are not unusual in launch preparations.
- >> Weatern engineers believe the shroud then was released improperly or
- >>that a "small modification" was made to it by the Chinese. They said this
- >>was not reviewed with Hughes and could have been a factor in the accident.
- >
- >From what I read from QiaoBao, it said some thing like: "A small
- >explosion mysteriously occured on the satelite which is sitted on top
- >(head area) of the rocket. Usually a rocket may fail completely but Long
- >March is strong enough to finish its normal course...".
- >
- >Again, I can't remember exactly, and I am not technically able to say
- >anything. I do hope China is not the one to blame.
-
- Please keep one point clear, I, Raymond Man, love to, but cannot claim
- anything written on the subject mine. It is absolutely obvious that I
- copied everything from Aviation Week & Space Technology, without the
- magazine's authorization. The magazine is a very respectable source in
- U.S., a counterpart of the Flight Internation in Britian. However, since
- it has known political stance and the news originated from Paris, France
- where the Ariane launcher is made, there is always the question about
- their bias. Nevertheless, the magazine has the technical qualification
- and the events are entirely plausible in perfect engineering sense.
-
- Hopes may be useful for one's emotional healing, but for progress in
- technology, one must be able to face up to reality. The aftermath of
- Challenger disaster is a good example of learning from failure.
-
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