I have heard them talk of solid rocket boosters on Soyuz...
Wow...
I have heard them talk of solid rocket boosters on Soyuz...
I have heard them talk of solid rocket boosters on Soyuz...
OK, what next? If Artemis doesn't launch soon, the SRB's expire and they'll need to reevaluate them to see if they're still flight capable.
https://www.space.com/nasa-artemis-1-moon-rocket-boosters-expire-december
Who would have thought that an exposed rocket on the pad, during a hurricane/tropical storm/whatever is not the best of ideas...The SLS gets quite some beating this night, I doubt it will be without damage.
I'd guess insulation foam damage and maybe some water intrusion. Remember, this thing is designed for the dynamic pressures you'd get during ascent. Granted, it's different, but structural strength is structural strength.The SLS gets quite some beating this night, I doubt it will be without damage.
I guess they weighed the risks of WX damage over structural issues from vibration and stresses during rollback.Who would have thought that an exposed rocket on the pad, during a hurricane/tropical storm/whatever is not the best of ideas...
Who would have thought that an exposed rocket on the pad, during a hurricane/tropical storm/whatever is not the best of ideas...
I'd guess insulation foam damage and maybe some water intrusion. Remember, this thing is designed for the dynamic pressures you'd get during ascent. Granted, it's different, but structural strength is structural strength.
Exactly. But boosters are designed to handle side loads form upper-air winds.
However, I wasn't thinking about the hold-down bolts...
I wonder if they could have partially pressurized the core stage with nitrogen to give it more side-load strength?
Yeah, true. Just a crazy idea originating from the stuff I've read about the Mercury-Atlas that could collapse under it's own weight.The core stage should be at pretty low pressure even at flight pressure. Not sure if this really makes a change.
Like that insulation foam?Also, these are segmented SRBs, which can deform quite a lot by bending loads.
Flexibility is pretty good in this case, since it prevents most kinds of damage, but you can't make everything flexible on a rocket.
Yeah, true. Just a crazy idea originating from the stuff I've read about the Mercury-Atlas that could collapse under it's own weight.