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|    Snidely to JF Mezei    |
|    Re: SpaceX and the FAA    |
|    05 Feb 21 15:47:56    |
      From: snidely.too@gmail.com              Remember Friday, when JF Mezei asked plainitively:       > On 2021-02-05 15:08, Snidely wrote:       >       >> SN8 apparently used its header tanks in the 2nd of 3 static fires.       >       > And in flight, both engines did light up for a second and then #2 failed       > and then #1 went green.       >       > So that ground test of 1 second shows it was inadequate.              A 24 second static fire might have passed just as well, since the       header tank wasn't being spun around or subjected to wind effects.              /dps              --       I have always been glad we weren't killed that night. I do not know       any particular reason, but I have always been glad.        _Roughing It_, Mark Twain              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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