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Originally Posted by tycho102
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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike
One faulty part out of a thousand that worked beyond all expectations in the harshest environment yet encountered by humanity all thanks to arguably a group of the most intelligent and competent people ever assembled. You have got to be joking!  |
Do you mean the batteries that pooled hydrogen gas?
Do you mean the gauges that pegged at 80 degrees fahrenheit?
Do you mean the launch-pad voltage of 65, or the space craft's operating voltage of 24, which fused the oxygen tank's relay?
Do you mean the oxygen tank's accident, where it was dropped several meters?
Do you mean the pogo oscillation of the second stage, which caused an engine shutdown, which also just-so-happened to cause problems with a previous Apollo mission?
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To which faulty part are you referring?
Are you, metaphorically, referring to NASA as a faulty part? |
1. The batteries were never meant to be used for extended periods of time, rendering the amount of hydrogen build-up minor.
2. The gauges pegged at 80F because the tanks were meant to be storing a substance THAT WAS ROUTINELY STORED AT -400+F.
3. The difference in voltage was something that switched mid-way through production. Should it have been accounted for? Absolutely. Is it hard to see why it was not? No.
4. Despite the drop, it sustained no external damage. Should it have been rechecked before being used on a spacecraft? Absolutely. When one is up against a deadline to put 363-foot tall rockets with MILLIONS of individual pieces together, one single component can easily be overlooked.
5. The POGO oscillation was detected by the onboard computer which shut down the number 5 engine. The other four burned slightly longer than planned to compensate for the lost thrust of the fifth engine. Regardless, at NO point did Apollo 13 ever deviate significantly enough from the accepted parameters of their launch trajectory to cause problems.
As for NASA being faulty, yes, it has its problems like anything else made by human beings, but I'd like to see you do it better.